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Otomārs Oškalns | |
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| Nickname | Little |
| Born | (1904-04-12)12 April 1904 |
| Died | 1 September 1947(1947-09-01) (aged 43) |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service years | 1941–1945 |
| Unit | 3rd Latvian partisan brigade |
| Conflicts | World War II |
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Otomārs Aleksandrs Oškalns (12 April 1904 — 1 September 1947) was a prominent Latvian communist andpartisan fighter.[1]
He was one of three Latvian Soviet partisans who becameHeroes of the Soviet Union.[2]
Born in to the family of a farm laborer, in 1925 Oškalns received his teacher's exam.[1]
In 1934 he was arrested for political activities after theUlmanis Coup.
In 1939 he joined theCommunist Party of Latvia, and in 1940 he became a member of theSupreme Soviet of theLatvian SSR. AfterNazi Germanyinvaded Latvia in 1941, Oškalns was active as a leader of communist partisans. from April 30, 1942 he was commissar of the Latvian Soviet partisan detachment "For Soviet Latvia" ("Par Padomju Latviju"), which operated as part of the 2nd Leningrad Partisan Brigade. Later, he was the commander of the 3rd Latvian partisan brigade. Member of the Task Force of the Central Committee of the CPL (b).
In 1944, Oškalns became the first secretary of the Riga Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia. After the war, In 1946 he became the Minister of Technical Cultures of the Latvian SSR and a deputy of theSupreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[3]
Small bronzemonument was erected inJēkabpils after his death.[4]
After his death, Riga'ssecond largest railway station was named after him.[5]
When Latvia became independent in 1991, Oškalns was viewed as a Soviet collaborator, and his name was stripped from therailway station. Monuments to him were also removed from public locations.
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