Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko (Russian: Людмила Михайловна Павличенко; Ukrainian: Людмила Михайлівна Павличенко, romanized: Lyudmyla Mykhailovna Pavlychenko, née Belova; 12 July [O.S. 29 June] 1916 – 10 October 1974) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II.

Known to her enemies as “Lady Death,” Lyudmila Pavlichenko is recognized as the most successful female sniper in history with a total of 309 confirmed kills. Lyudmila Pavlichenko was born in 1916 in Belaya Tserkov, a large Ukranian city south of Kiev.

2013年2月21日 · Lyudmila Pavlichenko arrived in Washington, D.C., in late 1942 as little more than a curiosity to the press, standing awkwardly beside her translator in her Soviet Army uniform. She...

Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko was a Soviet Union sniper, considered the most successful female sniper and one of the top military snipers in war history. An amateur sharpshooter, Lyudmila kept her university study on hold to join the Red …

Born in present-day Ukraine in 1916, Lyudmila Pavlichenko fought for the Red Army during WW2 and became the deadliest female sniper in history. Known as ‘Lady Death’, her name struck fear into the hearts of German soldiers.

2025年1月17日 · Lyudmila Pavlichenko in a trench, 1942. [Source: Wikimedia Commons] Despite facing pressure to become a nurse instead, Pavlichenko turned out to be the most effective of the USSR’s 2,000 female snipers, and one of the best in the entire Army. Fighting in the sieges of Odessa and Sevastopol, she was a patient, accurate, and deadly soldier.

2024年12月20日 · Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko is generally regarded as one of the most renowned snipers in history. She played a pivotal role in World War II as a Soviet Red Army soldier. Born on July 12, 1916, in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, Pavlichenko displayed a competitive and determined nature from a young age.

2022年2月23日 · Lyudmila Pavlichenko passed away in 1974. She was one of 2,000 female snipers in the Red Army and one of 500 who survived. She was also the only one of these women who received the Hero of the Soviet Union award, the highest award in the Soviet military, while she was still alive.

2018年12月6日 · As a member of the Soviet Army during World War II, she killed 309 Nazis, earning the sobriquet “Lady Death.” She also became a public figure who toured North America and Britain, befriended...

Lyudmila Pavlichenko stood her ground against the Nazi forces during WWII, not just as a soldier, but as one of the most deadly snipers in history. Nicknamed 'Lady Death,' she was a formidable Red Army sniper credited with 309 confirmed kills.