Zinaida Samsonova
Zinaida Aleksandrovna Samsonova | |
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| Native name | Зинаида Александровна Самсонова |
| Born | 14 October 1924 |
| Died | 27 January 1944 (aged 19) Holma, Gomel Region, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Medical Service |
| Service years | 1942–1944 |
| Rank | Senior Sergeant |
| Unit | 667th Rifle Regiment |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Zinaida Aleksandrovna Samsonova (Russian: Зинаи́да Алекса́ндровна Самсо́нова; 14 October 1924 – 27 January 1944) was a senior medical service sergeant, a combat medic who served in the 667th Infantry Regiment of the 218th Infantry Division of the Soviet 47th Army on the Voronezh Front in World War II. Killed in action on 27 January 1944 by a German sniper while attempting to rescue a wounded Soviet soldier during the Kalinkovichi-Mozyr offensive west of Gomel, she was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on 3 June 1944.