Fyodor Okhlopkov

Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov
Born3 March 1908
Krest-Khaldzhay, Russian Empire
Died28 May 1968(1968-05-28) (aged 60)
Krest-Khaldzhay, Yakut ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchInfantry
Years of service1941–1945
RankSergeant
Unit234th Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (Russian: Фёдор Матве́евич Охло́пков; 3 March 1908 – 28 May 1968) was a Soviet sniper during World War II credited with 429 kills. Nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944 after tallying his first 420 sniper kills but rejected for unclear reasons, he was belatedly awarded the title in May 1965 over twenty years later to coincide with the anniversary of Victory Day.