It has the Order of Lenin on it. Known to her enemies as Lady Death, Lyudmila Pavlichenko is recognized as the most successful female sniper in history with a total of 309 confirmed kills. After she was injured in battle by a mortar shell, she was evacuated to Moscow. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Privacy Statement This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Join Facebook to connect with Rostyslav Pavlichenko and others you may know. They asked me silly questions such as do I use powder and rouge and nail polish and do I curl my hair? She was one of 2,000 female snipers in the Red Army and one of 500 who survived. She recorded a total of 187 sniper kills fighting near Odessa for around 2 months. Out of the minders sight, Pavlichenko threw her arms around her visitor, half-laughing, half-crying, telling her how happy she was to see her. In whispers, the two old friends recounted their travels together, and the many friends they had met in that unlikeliest of summer tours across America 15 years before. Rostyslav was born in 1932. Anna M. Rosenberg turned her experiences with military affairs during World War II into a position as the first woman to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense. Weve updated the security on the site. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. As the war ended, Lyudmila resumed and completed her studies at the Kiev University and then commenced a career of a historian. Dont you think, gentlemen, that you have been hiding behind my back for too long? Her words settled on the crowd, then caused a surging roar of support. Untitled Story by Scott Hart, Washington Post, August 29, 1942. She visited with President Franklin Roosevelt, becoming the first Soviet citizen to be welcomed at the White House. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper credited with 309 killsand an advocate for womens rights. Russian Students Roosevelt Guests, New York Times, August 28, 1942.