Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
Soviet resistance member of World War II and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1923–1941)
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- 1923-09-13
- Died
- 1941-11-29
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Zoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya (Russian: Зо́я Анато́льевна Космодемья́нская, IPA: [ˈzojə kəsmədʲɪˈmʲjanskəjə]; September 13, 1923 – November 29, 1941) was a Soviet partisan. She was executed after acts of sabotage against the invading armies of Nazi Germany. After stories emerged of her defiance towards her captors, she was posthumously declared a Hero of the Soviet Union. She became one of the most revered heroines of the Soviet Union.
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1923 births1941 deathsBurials at Novodevichy CemeteryExecuted Russian womenExecuted Soviet people from RussiaExecuted Soviet womenHeroes of the Soviet UnionPeople executed by Nazi Germany by hangingPeople executed by Nazi Germany occupation forcesPeople from Kirsanovsky UyezdPeople from Tambov OblastRecipients of the Order of Lenin