Valentina Ivanovna Safronova | |
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| Native name | Валентина Ивановна Сафронова |
| Born | 1918 Baksheevo village, Oryol Governorate, Russia |
| Died | 1943 Bryansk, Oryol Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Star |
Valentina Ivanovna Safronova (Russian: Валентина Ивановна Сафронова; 1918 – 1 May 1943) was a Soviet partisan and intelligence officer who engaged in reconnaissance and sabotage until she was captured and killed by the Gestapo. On 8 May 1965, over twenty years after her death, she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.[1][2]
- ^ Sakaida, Henry (2003). Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941–45. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 9781780966922.
- ^ Shkadov, Ivan (1988). Герой Советского Союза II, Любовь - Яшчук. Moscow: Voenizdat. p. 421. ISBN 5203005362. OCLC 312615596.