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July 12, 1916

Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko was born in Bila
Tserkva in the Russian Federation.

1930

• At14 years old she relocated to Kiev with her family then enro lled
into an OSOAVIAKhlMshooting club and eventual ly evo lved as an
amateu r sharpshooter.
1932
===-cm Married Alexei Pavlichenko at16 years old. Marriage was short, and
the coup letogether had ason cal led Rostislav born in1932.

1937
Obtained amaster's degree in history from the Kiev University majoring on
the life of Bohdan Khmelnytsky

.June 22, 1941

The Axis invasion of the Soviet Un ion, code named as Operation Barbarossa, began.
lyudmilacame forward as one of the fi rst round of volunteersat the Odessa recruiting
office.

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1941
She requested to be assigned in the infantry and was delegated to the 25th Rifle
Division of the Red Army. emerged among the 2000 female snipe rswho fought in
the Second World War and remained one of the 500 snipers who survived the war.

August, 1941
Used asemi-automaticTokarev SVT-40 riflehaving 3.SX te lescopic
sight to accomplish her first two sniper killsthat occurred close to
Be lyayevka

August, 1941
At the end of the month she had ahundred confirmed sniper killsto her
name, afterwards she was elevated to the rank of senior sergeant.

-· ·- October 15, 1941

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___ Romanians seized control of Odessa. Her unit retreated
_. to Sevastopol and fought there for 8months.

May1942
The Southern Army Counci l cited lieutenant Lyudmila for eliminating
257 German soldiers. Confirmed sniper kills amounted 309 during
WW2. 36 ki llswere enemy snipers .

.June 1942
She was injured by amortar fire. Although she recovered,
after amonth of recovery she was pu lled from the warfront
due to her status.

1942
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She made publicityvisits in support of the war to Allied countries: Canada
and the United States. She was the first citizen of the Soviet Union to be
welcomed into the White House.

1942
She received an invitation from the First Lady of the US, Eleanor Roosevelt, to tour
across the US and share her experiences.

1942
She attended the International Student Assemb ly inWashington, D.C. and the
Congress of Industrial Organizations' meetings. She appeared in publicrall ies and
gave speeches inthe New York City and Chicago

, 1942
She received aCo lt semi-automaticpistol from the US and a
sighted Winchester rifle from Canada. The rifle is now
displayed in Moscow'sCentra l Armed Forces Museum.
November 21, 1942
She visited coventry and the Coventry workers gave her donations to garner 3x-
ray un its for the Red Army. She visited the StandardCar Factory, the Birmingham
factory,the Alfred Herbert works, and the Coventry Cathedral ruins.
1942
She was elevated to the rank of amajor and started tra ining the Soviet
snipers as an instructor, instead of returning tothe front, till the end
of the war.
1943
• She was presented with the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union award, the

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1945
highest distinction in the Soviet Union. She was also recognized by the issue of a
Soviet postage stamp in her honor.

She fin ished her studies at the Kiev University and then commenced acareer of a
historian.

1946
American anti-fascist folk musician Woody Guthrie recorded asong in 1946
entitled "Miss Pavlichenko" as atribute.

I 1945-1953

~ She served the Chief Headquarters of the Soviet Navy as a

I research assistant.
October 10, 1974

•- lyudm iladied at he age 58 inMoscow, Soviet Union.

1976
• The Soviet Union issued another commemorative stamp
featuring her portrait

@i_ I April 2, 2015

The biographical war film 'Battle for Sevastopol', ajoint Russian-Ukra inian production
was released in both the nations on April 2, 2015 and was based on her life.
February 2018
Greenhill Books publ ished 'lady Death', the first English language
edition of her memoirs.