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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsToday in Nazi-killing history:
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Today in Nazi-killing history: Soviet Evenk sniper Semyon Nomokonov was born in 1900. He killed over 360 Nazis.
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Today in Nazi-killing history: (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Aug 2017
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MFM008
(19,834 posts)1. Yikes
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)2. If he didn't get it he should postmouthsly be awarded
the highest military honor Russia has.
dalton99a
(81,700 posts)3. They did give him the Order of Lenin
the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semyon_Nomokonov
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)5. I would have given him 300
0rganism
(23,989 posts)4. maybe it's time to start erecting statues to these folks
one thing i don't see is statues of Union officers scattered all over the landscape. maybe that needs to change? also, let's get some monuments up for heroic Nazi killers, of every nationality.
dalton99a
(81,700 posts)6. Audie Murphy killed 240 German soldiers
https://www.biography.com/people/audie-murphy-9418662
Born in Texas on June 20, 1925, Audie Murphy eventually became the most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II. Though he was only 21 years old at the end of the war, he had killed 240 German soldiers, had been wounded three times, and had earned 33 awards and medals. After the war, he appeared in more than 40 films. He suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder throughout his life.
http://www.warfoto.com/AudieMurphy.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy
Born in Texas on June 20, 1925, Audie Murphy eventually became the most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II. Though he was only 21 years old at the end of the war, he had killed 240 German soldiers, had been wounded three times, and had earned 33 awards and medals. After the war, he appeared in more than 40 films. He suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder throughout his life.
http://www.warfoto.com/AudieMurphy.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Murphy