Fedir Dyachenko
Fedir Trofymovych Dyachenko | |
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| Born | 16 June 1917 Velyki Krynky village, Poltava Oblast (present-day Ukraine) |
| Died | 8 August 1995 (aged 78) St. Petersburg, Russian Federation |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1962 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles / wars | Great Patriotic War |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class Order of the Red Star |
Fedir Trokhymovych Dyachenko (Template:Lang-ua, Template:Lang-ru; 16 June 1917 – 8 August 1995), was a Ukrainian-born Russian Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with as many as 425 kills. He was born in the village of Velyki Krynky, now part of Kremenchuk Raion of Poltava Oblast.
Dyachenko 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 1944.[1]
He retired from the Soviet Army in 1962 with the rank of Major. He lived in Leningrad, working as a senior engineer at the Kirov Plant. Dyachenko died on 8 August 1995 and is buried in the city's Kovalevsky Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР «О присвоении звания Героя Советского Союза офицерскому, сержантскому и рядовому составу Красной Армии» от 21 февраля 1944 года // Ведомости Верховного Совета Союза Советских Социалистических Республик : газета. — 1944. — 29 февраля (№ 12 (272)). — С. 2
- ^ "Дьяченко Фёдор Трофимович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
Literature
- The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting by Major John L Plaster, USAR
- Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941–45 Henry Sakaida (p. 20)
External links
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