Fyodor Okhlopkov
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Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (Russian: Фёдор Матве́евич Охло́пков; (born on March 2, 1908 died on 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 of what is now Tomponsky Ulus of the Sakha Republic, Russia.
Okhlopkov was one of the most effective snipers in the Red Army during the Winter War. 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. Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov
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| 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 |
