Aliya Moldagulova

Also known as Aliya Nurmuhametqyzy Moldagulova

Soviet Kazakh sniper and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1925–1944)

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Native name: Әлия Нұрмұхамедқызы Молдағұлова
Born: 25 October 1925, Bulak , Kazakh ASSR , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Died: 14 January 1944 (1944-01-14) (aged 18), Novosokolniki , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Buried: Monakovo , Pskov
Allegiance: Soviet Union
Branch: Red Army
Service years: 1942–1944
Rank: Corporal
Unit: 54th Independent Rifle Brigade
Conflicts: World War II †
Awards: Hero of the Soviet Union

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Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Bulaq
Occupation: sniper
Educated at: Central Women's Sniper Training School
Award: Order of Lenin
Field of work: infantry
Conflict: Eastern Front
Military branch: Red Army
Military rank: Gefreiter
Image: Sniper Aliya Nurmuhametqyzy Moldagulova.jpg
Number of deaths: 91
Work location: Soviet Union

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date of birth: 1925-10-25
date of death: 1944-01-14
allegiance: Soviet Union
Commons category: Aliya Moldagulova
name in native language: Әлия Нұрмұхамедқызы Молдағұлова
start of work period: 1942-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Aliya Nurmukhambetovna Moldagulova (Russian: Алия Нурмухамбетовна Молдагулова; Kazakh: Әлия Нұрмұхамедқызы Молдағұлова, romanized: Äliia Nūrmūhamedqyzy Moldağūlova; 25 October 1925 – 14 January 1944) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II who killed over 30 Nazi soldiers. After dying of wounds sustained in battle on 14 January 1944, she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

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