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{{Infobox person|name=Lyudmila Pavlichenko|native_name=Людмила Павличенко|death_date=10 October 1974|death_place=[[Moscow]], [[RSFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]|birth_place=Bila Tserkva, [[Russian Empire]]|known=Killing 309 [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]]|image=Lyudmila Pavlichenko.png|nationality=[[Soviet Ukraine|Soviet Ukrainian]]|birth_date=12 July 1916}}
{{Infobox person|name=Lyudmila Pavlichenko|native_name=Людмила Павличенко|death_date=10 October 1974 (aged 58)|death_place=[[Moscow]], [[RSFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]|birth_place=Bila Tserkva, [[Russian Empire]]|known=Killing 309 [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]]|image=Lyudmila Pavlichenko.png|nationality=[[Soviet Ukraine|Soviet Ukrainian]]|birth_date=12 July 1916}}


'''Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko''' was a Soviet sniper and [[Hero of the Soviet Union]]. During the [[Great Patriotic War]], she killed at least 309 Nazis, including 36 enemy snipers during the [[Crimea|Crimean]] campaign.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Donald Gallegos|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Saluting WWII Heroes on the 70th anniversary of V-Day (Pt. II)|date=2015-05-09|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/saluting-wwii-heroes-on-the-70th-anniversary-of-v-day-pt-ii/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809143944/https://www.liberationnews.org/saluting-wwii-heroes-on-the-70th-anniversary-of-v-day-pt-ii/|archive-date=2022-08-09|retrieved=2022-10-15}}</ref>
'''Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko''' (12 July 1916 – 10 October 1974) was a Soviet sniper and [[Hero of the Soviet Union]]. During the [[Great Patriotic War]], she killed at least 309 Nazis, including 36 enemy snipers during the [[Crimea|Crimean]] campaign and thus is considered to be one of the deadliest snipers in history.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Donald Gallegos|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Saluting WWII Heroes on the 70th anniversary of V-Day (Pt. II)|date=2015-05-09|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/saluting-wwii-heroes-on-the-70th-anniversary-of-v-day-pt-ii/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809143944/https://www.liberationnews.org/saluting-wwii-heroes-on-the-70th-anniversary-of-v-day-pt-ii/|archive-date=2022-08-09|retrieved=2022-10-15}}</ref>


== Great Patriotic War ==
== Great Patriotic War ==
Pavlichenko volunteered for the [[Workers' and Peasants' Red Army|Red Army]] in June 1941 in Kiev after German and [[Kingdom of Romania (1881–1947)|Romanian]] [[Fascism|fascists]] invaded the Soviet Union. Having previously trained as a sharpshooter, she was assigned to the southern front as a sniper. She killed 182 fascists near Odessa and many more in Crimea.
Pavlichenko volunteered for the [[Workers' and Peasants' Red Army|Red Army]] in June 1941 in Kiev after German and [[Kingdom of Romania (1881–1947)|Romanian]] [[Fascism|fascists]] invaded the Soviet Union. Having previously trained as a sharpshooter, she was assigned to the southern front as a sniper. She killed 182 fascists near Odessa and many more in Crimea.<ref name=":0" />


In May 1942, Pavlichenko was pulled from fighting after she was wounded. She toured [[Canada]] and the [[United States of America|United States]] for the rest of the war and was promoted to Major after returning to the Soviet Union.<ref name=":0" />
In May 1942, Pavlichenko was pulled from fighting after she was wounded. She toured [[Canada]] and the [[United States of America|United States]] for the rest of the war and was promoted to Major after returning to the Soviet Union.<ref name=":0" />
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:1974 deaths]]
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[[Category:Heroes of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Lenin]]
[[Category:Red Army soldiers]]
[[Category:Red Army soldiers]]
[[Category:Anti-fascists]]

Latest revision as of 13:16, 5 February 2026

Lyudmila Pavlichenko

Людмила Павличенко
Born12 July 1916
Bila Tserkva, Russian Empire
Died10 October 1974 (aged 58)
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet Ukrainian
Known forKilling 309 Nazis


Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko (12 July 1916 – 10 October 1974) was a Soviet sniper and Hero of the Soviet Union. During the Great Patriotic War, she killed at least 309 Nazis, including 36 enemy snipers during the Crimean campaign and thus is considered to be one of the deadliest snipers in history.[1]

Great Patriotic War[edit | edit source]

Pavlichenko volunteered for the Red Army in June 1941 in Kiev after German and Romanian fascists invaded the Soviet Union. Having previously trained as a sharpshooter, she was assigned to the southern front as a sniper. She killed 182 fascists near Odessa and many more in Crimea.[1]

In May 1942, Pavlichenko was pulled from fighting after she was wounded. She toured Canada and the United States for the rest of the war and was promoted to Major after returning to the Soviet Union.[1]

Later life[edit | edit source]

After the war, Pavlichenko became a historian and research assistant for the Soviet Navy. She died in 1974 at the age of 58.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Donald Gallegos (2015-05-09). "Saluting WWII Heroes on the 70th anniversary of V-Day (Pt. II)" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-10-15.