Lyudmila Pavlichenko

Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko[a] (née Belova; 12 Julie 1916 – 10 October 1974) wis a Soviet sniper in the Reid Airmy in Warld War II,[1] creditit wi 309 kills. She is regairdit as ane o the tap militar snipers o aw time[2] an the maist successfu female sniper in history.[3][4]

Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko
Людми́ла Миха́йловна Павличе́нко
Birth nameLyudmila Mikhailovna Belova
Elk-nameLeddy Daith
Born12 Julie 1916(1916-07-12)
Bila Tserkva, Roushie Empire (nou Ukraine)
Dee'd27 October 1974(1974-10-27) (aged 58)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branch Reid Airmy
Years o service1941–1953
RankMajor
Unit25t Rifle Diveesion
Battles/warsWarld War II
AwairdsHero o the Soviet Union
Order o Lenin Order o Lenin Template:Medal "For Battle Merit" Template:Medal "For the Defence of Odessa"
Template:Medal For the Defence of Sevastopol Template:Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Ither wirkSoviet Committee o the Veterans o War

Notes

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  1. Roushie: Людми́ла Миха́йловна Павличе́нко; Ukrainian: Людмила Михайлівна Павличенко, romanised: Lyudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlychenko

References

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  1. Laws. "Secret Entertainment Today". secretentertainmenttoday.blogspot.de.
  2. The 10 deadliest snipers of all time, Business Insider (September 8, 2015)
  3. Lady Sniper, TIME Magazine (Monday, 28 September 1942)
  4. Pat Farey; Mark Spicer (5 Mey 2009). Sniping: An Illustrated History. MBI Publishing Company. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7603-3717-2. Retrieved 18 Mairch 2011.[deid airtin]