Marytė Melnikaitė
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 81 years ago |
Date of birth | March 18,1923 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Zarasai |
Lithuania | |
Died | Koniuchy |
Lithuania | |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Date of died | July 13,1943 |
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ID | 3796076 |
Marytė 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.