Yelena Kolesova | |
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 Kolesova in her Spetnaz graduation photo | |
| Native name | Еле́на Фёдоровна Ко́лесова |
| Born | 1 August 1920 Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 11 September 1942 Krupki District, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Special forces |
| Years of service | 1941–1942 |
| Unit | Spetnaz unit No. 9903 |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Yelena Fyodorovna Kolesova (Russian: Елена Фёдоровна Колесова; 1 August 1920 – 11 September 1942) was the commander of a partisan unit of the Soviet special forces during World War II. After dying in battle in a successful attack on a German fortress in Vydritsa, Kolesova was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 21 November 1944.[1]
- ^ Sakaida, Henry (2012-04-20). Heroines of the Soviet Union 1941–45. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 47–48, 57. ISBN 9781780966922.