Nina Alexeyevna Lobkovskaya | |
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Native name | Ни́на Алексе́евна Лобко́вская |
Born | Fyodorovka, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakh ASSR, Soviet Union | 8 March 1924
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Red Army |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Unit | 3rd Shock Army |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Order of the Red Banner |
Nina Alexeyevna Lobkovskaya (Russian: Нина Алексеевна Лобковская; born 8 March 1924) was a female sniper in the Red Army during World War II. She attained the rank of lieutenant and commanded a separate women’s sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army during World War II. She was wounded twice and killed 89 people during the war.[1]