The most deadly female gunner in the world made the Hitler army terrified
Pavlichenko is said to be one of the best sniper shooters of all time.
In early 1941, Lyudmila Pavlichenko majored in history at Kiev University, Ukraine. But within a year, she became one of the best snipers of all time with 'achievements' destroying 309 people, including 36 German gunners.
Soviet gunner Lyudmila Pavlichenko.
Pavlichenko was born in 1916 in a small Ukrainian town, according to American Business Insider.
At the age of 14, the Pavlichenko family moved to Kiev, where she began working as a metal grinder in a weapons factory.
Like many other young people in the Soviet Union at the time, Pavlichenko joined OSOAVIAKhIM - a paramilitary sports organization, teaching skills in using weapons and rituals for teenagers.
According to Smithsonian magazine, Pavlichenko once said: "When a neighbor boy bragged about his ability at the shooting school, I planned to show him that a girl could do it. So I practiced a lot '.
She was described as an independent student, "disobedient in class".
On June 22, 1941, when the German army entered the Soviet Union, Pavlichenko decided to join the army to defend his homeland. But initially, she was refused enlistment because of her gender.
'She looks like a model with beautiful nails, clothes and fashionable hairstyles. Pavlichenko told the recruiter that she wanted to carry rifles and fight. The man just smiled and asked if she knew anything about rifles', Soviet-Awards.com wrote about Pavlichenko's enlistment.
Even after Pavlichenko presented her vocational certificate and badge from OSOAVIAKhIM, officials still only let her be a nurse.
Pavlichenko explained: "They did not accept women into the army, so I had to resort to all the skills to be received."
Eventually, the Red Army gave her a "probation" by giving her a rifle, allowing her to meet two Roman soldiers working with the Germans. She shot down two soldiers easily and was later admitted to the Red Army's 25th Chapayev Rifle Division.
Pavlichenko is said to be one of the best sniper shooters of all time.
Pavlichenko was sent to the battlefield in Greece and Moldova. In a short time, she showed herself to be a scary sniper, taking out 187 German soldiers in the first 75 days of battle.
In these battles, the gunner must fight between enemies, often away from his teammates. It was extremely dangerous and careful because she had to sit completely still for hours to avoid being detected. After becoming famous in Odessa and Moldova, Pavlichenko moved to Crimea to fight in the battle of Sevastopol.
Reputation made her receive more dangerous missions. Many times, she faces the sniper of the enemy. The Smithsonian wrote that she had a duel and killed a total of 36 snipers in such cases.
"It is one of the most intense experiences in my life , " Pavlichenko said.
She fought at Stevastopol for 8 months. And here, the gunner received a compliment from the Red Army and was promoted.
Pavlichenko was also injured many times when he went to battle. But she only withdrew when one shot of the bomb hit her face.
She gradually became the main character in the propaganda news of the Red Army and the German army. The Germans even talked about her through loudspeakers, offering to provide facilities if she joined their ranks.
Pavlichenko then became a sniper instructor and was invited to the White House.
She became the first Soviet soldier to visit the White House, where she met US President Franklin Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt.
Pavlichenko was the first Soviet soldier to visit the White House.
Pavlichenko was one of 2,000 snipers who sniped to fight for the Red Army during World War II, and one of 500 survivors.
After the war, Pavlichenko returned to Kiev University to complete his Master's degree.
In April this year, Pavlichenko's story will be recreated in a film entitled "Battle of Sevastopol" in Russia and "Indestructible" in Ukraine.
The film is sponsored by both Russia and Ukraine and is a testament to Pavlichenko's outstanding career.
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