Fyodor Okhlopkov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fyodor Okhlopkov

Hero of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1908

Place of Birth: Tomponsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Date of Death: 28-May-1968

Profession: military personnel, politician, sniper

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (Russian: ????? ?????´???? ????´????; 2 March 1908 – 28 May 1968), was a Soviet sniper during World War II, and credited with as many as 429 kills.
He was born in the village of Krest-Khaldzhay, Tomponsky District of Yakutia, Imperial Russia.Okhlopkov was one of the most effective snipers in the Red Army during World War II.
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). Later, a commercial cargo ship was named in his honour.