Otomārs Oškalns

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Otomārs Oškalns
Born 12 April 1904
Skujene parish, Russian Empire
Died 1 September 1947
Riga, Latvian SSR,
Soviet Union
Allegiance  Soviet Union
Years of service 1941–1945
Unit 3rd Latvian partisan brigade
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Hero of the Soviet Union

Otomārs Oškalns (12 April 1904 — 1 September 1947) was a prominent Latvian communist and partisan fighter.[1]

He was one of three Latvian Soviet partisans who became Heroes of the Soviet Union.[2]

Life

Since 1925 worked as a school teacher.[1]

Since 1939 - communist.[1]

Awards

Memory

Small bronze monument was erected in Jēkabpils after his death.[3]

After his death, Riga's second largest railway station was named after him.[4]

When Latvia became independent in 1991, Oškalns was viewed as a Soviet collaborator, and his name was stripped from the railway station. Monuments to him were also removed from public locations.

See also

Sources

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Ошкалн Отомар Петрович // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. Т.19. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1975. стр.53
  2. А.К. Рашкевиц. За Советскую Латвию // Советские партизаны: из истории партизанского движения в годы Великой Отечественной войны / ред.-сост. В.Е. Быстров, ред. З.Н. Политов. М., Госполитиздат, 1961. стр.590-630
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ошкалнс Отомар Петрович // Герои Советского Союза: краткий биографический словарь в 2-х тт. / редколл., предс. И.Н. Шкадов. том 2. М., Воениздат, 1988. стр.216
  4. В сражениях за Советскую Латвию. Рига, "Лиесма", 1975. стр.207


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