Lyoudmila Mikhaïlovna Pavlichenko or Lioudmyla Mykhailivna Pavlichenko (July 12, 1916 – October 10, 1974) was a Soviet sniper of World War II. Credited with 309 enemy kills, she was honored with the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Born in Bila Tserkva, in the Ukrainian SSR, on July 12, 1916, Li
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