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Marytė Melnikaitė (Marija Melnikaitė)

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Gender Female
Death81 years ago
Date of birth March 18,1923
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Zarasai
Lithuania
Date of died July 13,1943
DiedKaniukai
Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Awards Hero of the Soviet Union
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Marytė Melnikaitė (Marija Melnikaitė) Life story


Marytė or Marija Melnikaitė was a Soviet partisan and the only Lithuanian woman awarded Hero of the Soviet Union. While her partisan career lasted less than two months, Soviet propaganda exaggerated her duties and accomplishments. Many works, including a film and an opera, were dedicated to her.

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