Tatyana Ignatovna Kostyrina | |
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Native name | Татьяна Игнатовна Костырина |
Born | 18 July 1924 Kropotkin, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union |
Died | 10 November 1943 (aged 19) Kerch, Crimean ASSR, RSFSR, USSR |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Red Army |
Years of service | 1942–1943 |
Rank | Junior Sergeant |
Unit | 691st Rifle Regiment |
Battles / wars | World War II † |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Tatyana Ignatovna Kostyrina (Russian: Татьяна Игнатовна Костырина; 18 July 1924 – 22 November 1943) was a sniper in the Red Army during World War II and one of the top women snipers in history. After her death in combat she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 16 May 1944.