Fyodor Okhlopkov
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Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (Russian: Фёдор Матве́евич Охло́пков; born on March 2, 1908 in the village of Krest-Khaldzhay of what is now Tomponsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia, died on May 28, 1968) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with as many as 429 kills.
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.[1]
| World War II Snipers |
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| Finland | Simo Häyhä | Sulo Kolkka
Soviet Union | Marie Ljalková | Nina Lobkovskaya | Fyodor Okhlopkov | Lyudmila Pavlichenko | Roza Shanina | Vasily Zaytsev Germany | Sepp Allerberger | Matthias Hetzenauer | Erwin König | Friedrich Pein | Bruno Sutkus | Helmut Wirnsberger |
