Female Russian sniper of WWII - an amazing tale
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I found this interesting clip on YouTube - normally I would hesitate to use what is obviously a clip taken from a broadcast documentary - but the clip is short enough, but interesting enough, to show.
It highlights the work done by Russian female snipers in WWII. This is a subject that I am interested in, as my mother served in the Army and generally I think the role of women in WWII is highly undervalued and scarcely documented.
If anyone recognizes where this clip came from, please let me know as I would love to see the rest of the program.
Useful link: Wikipedia entry for Lyudmila Pavlichenko, highest ranking Soviet female sniper with 309 kills, including 36 enemy snipers.
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