In June 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union with the intent to conquer and enslave its people. In response, over 2000 Russian women enlisted as snipers in the Soviet army. The female sharpshooters who entered the brutal and sordid front lines of WWII became a terror to German soldiers.
The most notorious of them all, was Lyudmila Pavlichenko – also known as Lady Death. She reportedly killed over 300 Nazis in less than a year of combat, and later went on to train younger snipers. “We mowed down Hitlerites like ripe grain,” she once said, undeniably also referring to her comrades who lodged extensive kill counts of their own.
Russian sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, also known as Lady Death, reportedly killed over 300 Nazi soldiers in less than a year of combat. Roza Shanina, her comrade, killed a total of 59 Nazis at the age of 16, and was dubbed “the unseen terror of East Prussia” These women, and over 2000 others, were snipers for the Russian army who enlisted after Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941.
They were true heroines in the fight against fascism.
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