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Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
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Soviet resistance member of World War II and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1923–1941)
Key facts
- Born
- September 13, 1923, Osino-Gay , Tambov Oblast , Soviet Union
- Died
- November 29, 1941 (1941-11-29) (aged 18), Petrishchevo, Moscow Oblast , German-occupied USSR
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union , Order of Lenin
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Osino-Gai
- Place of death
- Petrischevo
- Sibling
- Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky
- Occupation
- partisan
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Gold Star medal
- Field of work
- military
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Military branch
- Soviet partisans
- Military rank
- Red Army man
- Image
- Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, 1941.png
- Work location
- Soviet Union
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- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
- date of death
- 1941-11-29
- date of birth
- 1923-09-13
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- manner of death
- homicide
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
- name in native language
- Зоя Анатольевна Космодемьянская
- birth name
- Зоя Анатольевна Космодемьянская
- last words
- Немецкие солдаты! Пока не поздно, сдавайтесь в плен. Сколько нас ни вешайте, но всех не перевешаете, нас 170 миллионов…
- end of work period
- 1941-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Family
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