Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Soviet sniper
Died when: 58 years 120 days (699 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko, (Russian: ?????´?? ????´?????? ???????´???;Ukrainian: ??????? ?????????? ??????????, née Belova; 12 July [O.S. 30 May] 1916 – 10 October 1974) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II, who was credited with 309 deaths, making her the deadliest female sniper in recorded history.
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.
After she was injured in battle by a mortar shell, she was evacuated to Moscow.After she had 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.
