WORLD HISTORY AND FACTS

The deadliest female sniper to ever live, 1940's  Lyudmila Pavlichenko was a sniper who served in the Soviet Union's Red Army during WW2 and got the name "Lady Death" for her high kill count. Born in Ukraine, she was described as a tomboy and was fiercely competitive in athletic activities in her youth. She also took part in amateur shooting groups, in which she earned a marksman certificate.  In 1941, Pavlichenko was 24 and in her 4th year in university when the Germans began their invasion of the USSR. She volunteered to join the infantry but was pressured to become a nurse. However, she refused and became a sniper. She joined the 25th rifle division, which had 2,000 female snipers, of which 500 would survive the war. After experiencing a dying comrade handing her his rifle in the Siege of Odessa, she shot and killed two enemy troops. This moment began her everlasting determination to fight and end the German Regime.  During her time in Odessa, she kille...