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SSGT Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya

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SSGT Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya

Birth
Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
Death
15 Mar 1944 (aged 38)
Kyivska, Ukraine
Burial
Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast, Russia Add to Map
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She was a Soviet tank driver during World War II. She was the first of the few female tank drivers to be awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union award; the Soviet Union's highest award for bravery during combat.
She was a Soviet tank driver during World War II. She was the first of the few female tank drivers to be awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union award; the Soviet Union's highest award for bravery during combat.

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