Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya | |
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| Born | September 13, 1923 Osino-Gay, Tambov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Died | November 29, 1941 (aged 18) Petrishchevo, Moscow Oblast, German-occupied USSR |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin |
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.