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Lyudmila Pavlichenko
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Soviet sniper (1916–1974)
Lyudmila Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper during World War II who became one of the deadliest snipers in military history with over 300 confirmed kills. Her story matters because she challenged gender stereotypes by excelling in combat and became an international symbol of Soviet women's contributions to the war effort.
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It sits within the topics 1916 births, 1974 deaths and Biography articles needing translation from Spanish Wikipedia.
Its subject is documented across 55 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lyudmila
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Bila Tserkva
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- Employer
- Kyiv Arsenal
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Ukrainian
- Field of work
- military service
- Conflict
- Siege of Sevastopol
- Military branch
- infantry
- Military rank
- Major
- Image
- Lyudmila Pavlichenko portrait.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 309
- Number of children
- 1
Show 12 more facts
- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Lyudmila Pavlichenko
- date of birth
- 1916-07-12
- date of death
- 1974-10-27
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- member of
- OSOAVIAKhIM
- name in native language
- Людмила Михайлівна Павличенко
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
- birth name
- Людмила Михайловна Белова
- end of work period
- 1953-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko (née Belova; 12 July [O.S. 29 June] 1916 – 10 October 1974) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II. She is the deadliest female sniper, one of the deadliest snipers in history, with 309 confirmed kills. 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 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.
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