Lady Death

Description:

"Pavlichenko was World War II's best-scoring sniper and had a varied wartime career that included trips to England and America. In June 1941, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, she left her university studies, ignored the offer of a position as a nurse, to become one of Soviet Russia's 2000 female snipers. Less than a year later she had 309 recorded kills, including 29 enemy sniper kills. She was withdrawn from active duty after being injured: she was also regarded as a key heroic figure for the war effort." --Publisher description.

subjects: Campaigns,  Biography,  World War, 1939-1945,  Women soldiers,  Ukrainian Personal narratives,  Snipers,  World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, russian,  World war, 1939-1945, soviet union,  Military campaigns,  World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01180924

People: Li︠u︡dmyla Mykhaĭlivna Pavlychenko (1916-1974)

Places: Ukraine,  Soviet Union,  Sevastopolʹ,  Odesa