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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Mariya Oktyabrskaya

1905 - 1944

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Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya (Russian: Мария Васильевна Октябрьская; Ukrainian: Марія Василівна Октябрьська (Гарагуля); 16 August 1905 – 15 March 1944) was a Soviet Ukrainian tank driver and mechanic who fought on the Eastern Front against Nazi Germany during World War II. After her husband was killed fighting in 1941, Oktyabrskaya sold her possessions to donate a tank for the war effort, and requested that she be allowed to drive it. She received and was trained to drive and fix a T-34 medium tank, which she named "Fighting Girlfriend" ("Боевая подруга"). Oktyabrskaya proved her ability and bravery in battle, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mariya Oktyabrskaya has received more than 901,620 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mariya Oktyabrskaya is the 1,446th most popular military personnel.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Mariya Oktyabrskaya ranks 1,446 out of 1,468. Before her are Ioannis Frangoudis, Alexander Gorbatov, John Moore, Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, Richard S. Ewell, and Conrad Albrecht. After her are Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, Ian Hamilton, William Guarnere, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, David Stirling, and Dietrich Kraiss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Mariya Oktyabrskaya ranks 215. Before her are Pote Sarasin, Mikio Oda, Michael Tippett, Abeid Karume, Franchot Tone, and Hendrik Wade Bode. After her are Gustav Wiederkehr, Mario de las Casas, Víctor Morales, C. P. Snow, Fulvio Bernardini, and Fausto dos Santos. Among people deceased in 1944, Mariya Oktyabrskaya ranks 217. Before her are Henry Wood, Aino Ackté, Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, Jędrzej Moraczewski, Jaan Kikkas, and Wendell Willkie. After her are Arthur Blake, Pierre Brossolette, Dietrich Kraiss, Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, Andrey Toshev, and Jean Cavaillès.

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