Ziba Ganiyeva | |
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Born | birthplace disputed: usually reported as Shamakhi, but other sources indicate Shymkent or Guliston | 20 August 1923
Died | 2010 Moscow, Russia | (aged 87)
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Red Army |
Rank | Junior lieutenant |
Battles / wars | World War II |
Awards | Order of the Red Banner |
Ziba Pasha qizi Ganiyeva (Azerbaijani: Ziba Paşa qızı Qəniyeva, Russian: Зиба Пашаевна Ганиева; 20 August 1923 – 2010) was an Azerbaijani sniper, reconnaissance scout, and radio operator in the Red Army who killed at least 20 enemy soldiers in World War II. After the war she starred in a movie and became a philologist.