Vera Krylova | |
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 Krylova in 1942 | |
| Native name | Вера Петровна Крылова |
| Born | 1920 Kainsk, RSFSR |
| Died | 1951 Krasnoyarsk, USSR |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner Order of the Red Banner of Labour |
Vera Petrovna Krylova (Russian: Вера Петровна Крылова; 1920 – 1951) was a Soviet Komsomol activist, military officer, and gulag detainee who used her political connections to Soviet leadership to initiate the creation of the 1st Separate Women's Volunteer Rifle Brigade. However, she was arrested on charges of treason soon after the unit's founding. Sources differ as to the grounds of the allegations and her exact fate afterwards, but she was not rehabilitated.