Native name Жамбыл Ешеевич Тулаев Years of service 1942-1945 Rank Leutnant | Allegiance Soviet Union Died 17 January 1961 Service/branch Soviet Army | |
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Units Northwestern Front, Soviet Union | ||
Zhambyl Tulaev (Russian: Жамбыл Тулаев; 1905 — 1961) was a Soviet sniper.
Tulaev fought in World War II. He killed 313 German soldiers. He was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title. Tulaev was born in Buryatia (Russia), May 2, 1905. He was an ethnic Buryat.
Tulaev began war in March 1942. He killed 313 German soldiers and officers. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on February 14, 1943. After the war he worked as chairman of the kolkhoz in Buryatia. Zhambyl Tulaev died in January 17, 1961.
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