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Otomārs Oškalns | |
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Born | 12 April 1904 Kaive Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
Died | 1 September 1947 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Unit | 3rd Latvian partisan brigade |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
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
In 1925 Oškalns received his teacher's exam.[1]
In 1939 he joined the Communist Party of Latvia, and in 1940 he became a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR. After Nazi Germany invaded Latvia in 1941, Oškalns was active as a leader of communist partisans.
Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union (1945)[1][3]
- Order of Lenin[1]
- Order of the Patriotic War II class
- medals[1]
Memory
Small bronze monument was erected in Jēkabpils after his death.[3]
After his death, Riga's second largest railway station was named after him.[4]
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 f 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
- ^ a b Ошкалнс Отомар Петрович // Герои Советского Союза: краткий биографический словарь в 2-х тт. / редколл., предс. И.Н. Шкадов. том 2. М., Воениздат, 1988. стр.216
- ^ В сражениях за Советскую Латвию. Рига, "Лиесма", 1975. стр.207
- 1904 births
- 1947 deaths
- People from Vecpiebalga Municipality
- People from the Governorate of Livonia
- Communist Party of Latvia politicians
- Deputies of the People's Saeima
- Soviet Latvian partisans
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
- Latvian politician stubs