Otomar Petrovich Oshkaln ( Latvian. Otomārs Aleksandrs Oškalns , April 12, 1904 , Skujens Parish , Cesis County - September 1, 1947 , Riga ) - Latvian partisan , one of the organizers and participants of the Soviet partisan movement in the territories of Latvia and Belarus occupied by the German army, Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Otomar Petrovich Oshkaln | ||||
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| Latvian. Otomārs Aleksandrs Oškalns | ||||
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| Date of Birth | April 12, 1904 | |||
| Place of Birth | estate Kaivesmuija, Latvia | |||
| Date of death | September 1, 1947 (43 years) | |||
| Place of death | Riga | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Commanded | 3rd Latvian Partisan Brigade | |||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Content
Biography
Born in the estate of Kaivesmuizha Skujensky parish, in the family of a farmhand [1] .
He graduated from the Tsesnensky real school, later studied at the Berzai Teacher's Seminary [1] .
Since 1921 - member of the Communist Youth Union of Latvia [2] .
In 1925 he graduated from the Riga Teachers' Institute, worked as a teacher [2] .
In 1934, he was arrested for political activities and sentenced to imprisonment [1] .
In 1939 he joined the Latvian Communist Party [2] .
In July 1940, he was elected to the National Seimas ; later, in the years 1940-1941, the second secretary of the Jekabpils County Committee of the CP (B) of Latvia [2] .
In the initial period of the Great Patriotic War, he participated in defensive battles in the Baltic States , was surrounded and left the front line for more than a month.
In March 1942 he graduated from short-term courses of middle commanders in Valdai [1] , from April 30, 1942 - Commissar of the Latvian Soviet Partisan Detachment "For Soviet Latvia" ("Par Padomju Latviju"), acting as part of the 2nd Leningrad Partisan Brigade. Later - the commander of the 3rd Latvian partisan brigade. Member of the Operational Group of the Central Committee of the CP (B) of Latvia.
In 1944 - 1st Secretary of the Riga District Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Latvia, later - deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR of the 2nd convocation [2] .
After the end of World War II - on economic work [3] .
State awards
- The Hero of the Soviet Union (June 28, 1945) - “for the exemplary performance of command assignments in the fight against the German fascist invaders in the enemy's rear area and for showing courage and heroism” [4] ;
- Order of Lenin [4] ;
- Order of the Patriotic War, II degree [5] ;
- medals [2] .
Memory
- He was buried in the Rainis cemetery in Riga.
- The bronze bust of Otomara Oshkalna was installed in the city of Jekabpils [6] .
- The streets in the town of Gulbene , the village of Lubana, Madona District of the Latvian SSR and the village of Skriveri of the Stuchkinsky District of the Latvian SSR were named after Otomar Oshkaln [6] .
- Memorial plaques were installed in the cities of Tukums and Jekabpils [6] .
- In honor of Otomara Oshkalna , the railway station Oshkalny of the Baltic Railway was named [7] .
- The ship, the refrigerator of the Latvian Shipping Company MMF USSR, was named after Otomara Oshkalna. [eight]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 A. K. Rashkevits. Father of Latvian partisans // People of Legends: Essays on Partisans and Underground Workers - Heroes of the Soviet Union. issue 3. M., Politizdat, 1968. pp. 296-309.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oshkaln Otomar Petrovich // Big Soviet Encyclopedia. / ed. A. M. Prokhorov. 3rd ed. T. 19. M., "Soviet Encyclopedia", 1975. p. 53.
- ↑ Oshkalns, Otomar Petrovich // Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. Developments. People. Documents. Brief historical reference / comp. EK Zhigunov, under total. ed. O. A. Rzheshevsky. M., Politizdat, 1990. p. 364.
- ↑ 1 2 Pravda Newspaper, June 29, 1945 .
- Ot Otomārs Oškalns // the newspaper Zemgales komunists, No. 144 (570) of September 3, 1947, p. 1 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Oshkalns Otomar Petrovich // Heroes of the Soviet Union: a brief biographical dictionary in 2 vols. / ed. I. N. Shkadov. volume 2. M., Voenizdat, 1988. p. 216.
- ↑ In the battles for Soviet Latvia. Riga, Liesma, 1975. p. 207.
- ↑ Naval Fleet of the USSR • View picture - m / v Otomar Oshkaln - History of the Navy of the USSR. Forum, Gallery, History, Drawings and more. www.mmflot.com. The appeal date is November 13, 2016.
Literature and Sources
- P. Baugis. The guerrillas called him the father // Folk heroes. / Sat. L.F. Toropov. - M .: Politizdat, 1983. - p. 173-184.
Links
Oshkalns Otomar Petrovich . The site " Heroes of the country ."