- Fyodor Okhlopkov
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name=Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov
born= birth date|1908|3|2
died= death date and age|1968|5|28|1908|3|2
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allegiance=USSR
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serviceyears=1941 — 1945
rank=Sergeant
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battles=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)
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laterwork=Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov ( _ru. Фё́дор Матве́евич Охло́пков; (born on
March 2 ,1908 died onMay 28 ,1968 ), was a Soviet sniper duringWorld War II , credited with as many as 429 kills. He was born in the village of Krest-Khaldzhay of what is nowTomponsky Ulus of theSakha Republic ,Russian Empire .Okhlopkov was the most effective sniper in the Red Army during the
World War II . He was granted the status ofHero of the Soviet Union in 1965 (#10678) as well as anOrder 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. [http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=171717&PHPSESSID=cbd1f200e0bc6dfcbe33501a4086e273 Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov]References
* [http://www.soviet-awards.com/digest/okhlopkov/okhlopkov1.htm Okhlopkov]
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