Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko, was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II, who was credited with 309 confirmed deaths, making her the most successful female sniper in recorded history.

To identify the deadliest snipers of World War II, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed various historical and military sources, including Sniper Central, War History Online, and worldwar-two.net.

The most lethal Soviet sniper of WWII, Mikhail Surkov, had 702 enemy kills to his name. During the summer and autumn battles of 1942 in eastern Ukraine and the North Caucasus, this Siberian hunter ...

No scope. No mercy. Just 505 confirmed kills in a frozen forest. Simo Häyhä didn’t just haunt Soviet soldiers—he became a ghost in the snow.

Lyudmila Pavlichenko, history’s deadliest female sniper, is considered to be a Soviet propaganda myth by some, including some people in Russia. The divorced teenage mother from the tiny Ukrainian town ...

By all accounts, Pavlichenko was a loyal Soviet citizen from start ... In this case, “best” means “deadliest,” as in the deadliest female sniper in history, Leytenánt (lieutenant) Lyudmil ...

A FEMALE sniper shamed her doubters by defeating every ... history at Kyiv University when German troops flooded into the Soviet Union. She signed up to join the Red Army - but after taking ...

On March 6, 1940, a Soviet exploding bullet hit his face ... With a name like The White Death and deadliest sniper in history, there’s bound to be some interesting facts about this soldier.