The Most Deadly Female Sniper In History.

Hinzugefügt: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]The most deadly sniper in World War II history was a woman. They made sure you'd never find out.

[00:00:05]>> [music] >> Her name was Lyudmila Pavlichenko. She was 25 years old, a history student in [music] Kiev, when Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.

[00:00:15]She volunteered immediately. The army tried to give her a nurse's uniform. She demanded a rifle. Within months, she became the most feared sniper on the Eastern [music] Front. German commanders sent their best snipers to hunt her down. She killed them all. 309 confirmed kills by the time she was pulled from combat. More than any female sniper in history. The Nazis put a bounty on her head. She then toured America, >> [music] >> met Roosevelt at the White House, became close friends with Eleanor Roosevelt, and then history forgot her completely.

[00:00:45]Now you know her name. Follow for more forgotten heroes. [music]