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Timur Matveyevich Okhlopkov , was a
SovietThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
sniper during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, credited with as many as 429 kills. He was born in the village of Krest-Khaldzhay of what is now
Tomponsky UlusTomponsky District is a district of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: Its administrative center village is Khandyga.The district was formed on May 20, 1931....
of the
Sakha Republic, Russian Federation.
Okhlopkov was one of the most effective snipers in the Red Army during the
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He was granted the status of
Hero of the Soviet UnionThe title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
in 1965 (#10678) as well as an
Order of LeninThe Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
, after complaints he had been overlooked for the citations due to his ethnicity (he was an ethnic
YakutYakuts , are a Turkic people associated with the Sakha Republic.The Yakut or Sakha language belongs to the Northern branch of the Turkic family of languages....
). In 1974, a commercial cargo ship was named in his honour.