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He was one of three Latvian Soviet partisans who became [[Hero of the Soviet Union|Heroes of the Soviet Union]]<ref>А.К. Рашкевиц. За Советскую Латвию // Советские партизаны: из истории партизанского движения в годы Великой Отечественной войны / ред.-сост. В.Е. Быстров, ред. З.Н. Политов. М., Госполитиздат, 1961. стр.590-630</ref>. |
He was one of three Latvian Soviet partisans who became [[Hero of the Soviet Union|Heroes of the Soviet Union]]<ref>А.К. Рашкевиц. За Советскую Латвию // Советские партизаны: из истории партизанского движения в годы Великой Отечественной войны / ред.-сост. В.Е. Быстров, ред. З.Н. Политов. М., Госполитиздат, 1961. стр.590-630</ref>. |
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== Life == |
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Since 1925 worked as a school teacher<ref name=autogenerated2 />. |
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Since 1939 - communist<ref name=autogenerated2 />. |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
Revision as of 11:40, 22 June 2013
Otomārs Oškalns | |
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Born | 12 April 1904 |
Died | 1 September 1947 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Unit | 3rd Latvian partisan brigade |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
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Otomārs Oškalns (12 April 1904 — 1 September 1947) was a prominent Latvian communist and partisan fighter[1].
He was one of three Latvian Soviet partisans who became Heroes of the Soviet Union[2].
Life
Since 1925 worked as a school teacher[1].
Since 1939 - communist[1].
Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union (1945)[1]
- Order of Lenin[1]
- Order of the Patriotic War II class
- medals
Memory
After his death, Riga's second largest railway station was named after him[3].
When Latvia became independent in 1991, Oškalns was viewed as a Soviet collaborator, and his name was stripped from the railway station. Monuments to him were also removed from public locations.
See also
Sources
- Ошкалнс Отомар Петрович / сайт "Герои страны" (russian)
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Ошкалн Отомар Петрович // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. Т.19. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1975. стр.53
- ^ А.К. Рашкевиц. За Советскую Латвию // Советские партизаны: из истории партизанского движения в годы Великой Отечественной войны / ред.-сост. В.Е. Быстров, ред. З.Н. Политов. М., Госполитиздат, 1961. стр.590-630
- ^ В сражениях за Советскую Латвию. Рига, "Лиесма", 1975. стр.207