This is an English translation of Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko’s memoir. She is officially credited with 309 confirmed kills in 1941 and 1942. I especially enjoyed the chapters where discusses her travels in the United States with Eleanor Roosevelt.
News item from June 1, 1942
I love this little dispatch from the New York Times in June of 1942 when the Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, was recognized for her 257 conformed Nazi kill. She accepted her award with only three words: “i’ll get more.” She kept her promise. After four injuries, she left the front lines later in the year with 309 confirmed kills in her sniper’s tally book.
