This article contains too many quotations. (March 2024) |
This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (March 2024) |
Aliya Moldagulova | |
---|---|
Native name | Әлия Нұрмұхамедқызы Молдағұлова |
Born | 25 October 1925 Bulak, Kazakh ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 14 January 1944 Novosokolniki, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 18)
Buried | Monakovo, Pskov |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Red Army |
Years of service | 1942–1944 |
Rank | Corporal |
Unit | 54th Independent Rifle Brigade |
Battles / wars | World War II † |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Aliya Nurmukhambetovna Moldagulova (Russian: Алия Нурмухамбетовна Молдагулова; Kazakh: Әлия Нұрмұхамедқызы Молдағұлова, romanized: Äliia Nūrmūhamedqyzy Moldağūlova; 25 October 1925 – 14 January 1944) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II who killed over 30 Nazi soldiers. After dying of wounds sustained in battle on 14 January 1944, she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.