| Allegiance Soviet Union Battles and wars Eastern Front Name Fyodor Okhlopkov | Battles/wars Great Patriotic War Years of service 1941 — 1945 Rank Sergeant | |
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| Born March 2, 1908 (1908-03-02) 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) Died May 28, 1968, Soviet Union Similar Ivan Sidorenko , Mikhail Surkov , Semyon Nomokonov | ||
Fyodor okhlopkov famous soviet sniper
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.
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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