Jr. Lt. Ziba Ganiyeva - World War II female sniper, accounted for 21 kills

Soviet sniper Ziba Ganiyeva

American soldier meeting a female Russian officer. Seoul, 1945

Seoul 1945

Matryona Goncharova, born 1924. In 1942, she volunteered for the front. Demobilized in the 45th in Germany.

She was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the second degree and medals "For Courage", For the victory over Germany, For the capture of Budapest and many others.
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