Historical FigureFemale
Zoja Anatolievna Kosmodemjanská
1923 – 1941
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryZoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 13, 1923
Osino-Gai
Date of death
November 29, 1941
Petrischevo
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Occupations & fields
military personnelresistance fighterpartisan
Awards & honours
Hero of the Soviet UnionOrder of LeninGold Star medal
- Field and occupation
- Hrdina Sovietskeho zväzu
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