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  2. Lyudmila Pavlichenko - Wikipedia

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    There, she trained other snipers, who were credited with killing over 100 Axis soldiers during the battle. In May 1942, newly promoted Lieutenant Pavlichenko was cited by the Southern Army Council for killing 257 Axis soldiers. The number of soldiers Pavlichenko is credited with killing during World War II was 309, [12] [9] including 36 Axis ...

  3. List of snipers - Wikipedia

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    Soviet sniper. The most successful female sniper during World War II. She served in the Soviet army and had 309 confirmed kills. Pavlichenko was called "Lady Death" for her ability with a sniper rifle. She served in the Red Army during the siege of Odesa and the siege of Sevastopol. She was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union [48] 309 Soviet Union

  4. Nina Solovey - Wikipedia

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    Nina Sergeevna Solovey (Russian: Нина Сергеевна Соловей; 9 November 1917 – 19 April 2006) was a female sniper and scout in the Red Army during World War II. She is credited with up to 64 kills of enemy soldiers and after the war she became the chairman of the council of veterans of the Central Women's Sniper Training School.

  5. First Female Soldier In History Graduates From U.S. Army ...

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    The course, like the position of sniper itself, requires incredible mental fortitude. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

  6. Olga Bordashevskaya - Wikipedia

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    Olga Fyodorvna Kiss née Bordashevskaya (Russian: Ольга Фёдоровна Бордашевская; 1919 – 29 March 2002) was a soldier in the Red Army during World War II, credited as one of the top women snipers in history.

  7. Tatyana Kostyrina - Wikipedia

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    Tatyana Ignatovna Kostyrina (Russian: Татьяна Игнатовна Костырина; 18 July 1924 – 22 November 1943) was a sniper in the Red Army during World War II and one of the top women snipers in history.

  8. Tania Chernova - Wikipedia

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    – c. 2015?) was a Russian-American woman known for serving in the Red Army as a sniper during World War II. She traveled to Belarus to get her grandparents out of Russia, but upon arriving learned that German invaders had already killed them. After that, she joined the Soviet resistance on the Eastern Front, becoming an effective sniper.

  9. American women in World War II - Wikipedia

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    American women in World War II became involved in many tasks they rarely had before; as the war involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale, the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable. Their services were recruited through a variety of methods, including posters and other ...