Fyodor Okhlopkov
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Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov
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Born | March 2, 1908 |
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Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Years of service | 1941 — 1945 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Battles/wars | Great Patriotic War |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War Order of the Red Star (2) |
Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (Russian: Фёдор Матве́евич Охло́пков; (March 2, 1908 - May 28, 1968), was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with as many as 429 kills. He was born in the village of Krest-Khaldzhay, Tomponsky District of Yakutia, Imperial Russia.[1]
Okhlopkov was one of the most effective snipers in the Red Army during World War II. He was granted the status of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1965 (#10678) as well as an Order of Lenin, after complaints he had been overlooked for the citations due to his ethnicity (he was an ethnic Yakut). In 1974, a commercial cargo ship was named in his honour.
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