Manshuk Mametova | |
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| Native name | Мәншүк Жиенғалиқызы Мәметова |
| Born | 23 October 1922 Jiekqūm, Kirghiz ASSR (located within present-day Bokey Orda District, Kazakhstan) |
| Died | 15 October 1943 (aged 20) Nevel, Tver Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Infantry |
| Years of service | 1942–1943 |
| Rank | Senior Sergeant |
| Unit | 100th Rifle Brigade |
| Battles / wars | Second World War † |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Manshuk Zhiengalikyzy Mametova (Kazakh: Мәншүк Жиенғалиқызы Мәметова, Mänşük Jienğaliqyzy Mämetova; Russian: Маншук Жиенгалиевна Маметова; 23 October 1922 – 15 October 1943) was a machine gunner of the 100th Rifle Brigade in the 21st Guards Rifle Division of the 3rd Shock Army on the Kalinin Front during the Second World War. She became the first Kazakh woman to be awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union after the Supreme Soviet posthumously awarded her the title on 1 March 1944.[1][2]
- ^ "Маметова Маншук , Герой Советского Союза (Орден Ленина и медаль "Золотая звезда")". pamyat-naroda.ru. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
- ^ Sakaida, Henry (2012). Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941–45. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 38–56. ISBN 9781780966922.