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Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko | |
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 Pavlichenko in 1943 | |
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| Birth name | Lyudmila Mikhailovna Belova |
| Nickname(s) | Lady Death |
| Born | 12 July [O.S. 29 June] 1916[1] Bila Tserkva, Russian Empire (now Bila Tserkva, Ukraine) |
| Died | 10 October 1974 (aged 58) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Buried | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1953 |
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| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | Rostislav Pavlichenko[1] |
| Other work | Soviet Committee of the Veterans of War |
Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko (Russian: Людмила Михайловна Павличенко; Ukrainian: Людмила Михайлівна Павличенко, romanized: Lyudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlychenko, née Belova; 12 July [O.S. 29 June] 1916 – 10 October 1974) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II. She is credited with killing 309 enemy combatants.[2][3] She served in the Red Army during the siege of Odessa and the siege of Sevastopol, during the early stages of the fighting on the Eastern Front.
Her score of 309 kills likely places her within the top five snipers of all time, but her kills may be significantly more numerous, as a confirmed kill has to be witnessed by a third party.[4]
After she was injured in battle by a mortar shell, she was evacuated to Moscow.[5] After she recovered from her injuries, she trained other Red Army snipers and was a public spokeswoman for the Red Army. In 1942, she toured the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. After the war ended in 1945, she was reassigned as a senior researcher for the Soviet Navy. She died of a stroke at the age of 58.[2]
- ^ a b c Simonov & Chudinova 2017, p. 160.
- ^ a b Lockie, Alex. "Meet the world's deadliest female sniper who terrorized Hitler's Nazi army". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ Vinogradova, Lyuba (2017). Avenging Angels: Young Women of the Soviet Union's WWII Sniper Corps. Quercus. pp. 37–47. ISBN 9781681442839.
- ^ "Meet the world's deadliest female sniper who terrorized Hitler's Nazi army". Business Insider.
- ^ "Lady Death: Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the Greatest Female Sniper of All Time". mentalfloss.com. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.