How many people did Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko snipe?
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko (; 12 July 191610 October 1974) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II, credited with 309 kills. She is regarded as one of the top military snipers of all time and the most successful female sniper in history.
Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko
Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko () was a Senior Medical NCO of the Red Army medical service in the 849th Rifle Regiment during World War II. After being attacked by a German soldier in Kursk and suffering from severe frostbite she became a quadruple amputee. With her injuries forcing her to retire from the military she spoke on the radio and wrote an open letter to the soldiers of the 1st Baltic Front which received over 3,000 replies. She was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 6 December 1957 and the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1965, making her the third Soviet woman to receive the medal from the Red Cross.