The Second World War was one of the most tragic wars in human history, which resulted in the deaths of 60 million people and immeasurable property losses, and in this war, there were many stories to be sung and wept, and as the iron hooves of fascism raged in the world, many aspiring young people threw themselves into the struggle to defend their country.
Born in a small village in Ukraine, the former Soviet Union, Lyudmila was a very studious female student at a young age and was admitted to the history department of Kiev University.
When the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, the Soviet government called on all young people to join the war to defend the motherland, and Lyudmila, who was still a university student, was also very active in joining the army. After enlisting, the recruiting officer planned to send her to the nurse's squad with the other female soldiers, but to everyone's surprise, Lyudmila was going to be a warrior who went to the front to kill the enemy.
This surprised the officer so much that he asked Lyudmila, do you know how to shoot a gun? He responded with Lyudmila's skillful gun-holding posture and categorical answer: she was going to the front line and fight.
Eventually, Lyudmila served as a rifle shooter in the 25th Infantry Division of the Red Army, and the female soldier soon demonstrated her excellent shooting ability, and in August 1941, the 25th Infantry Division was responsible for defending a hill where Lyudmila killed two German soldiers, and the army top brass was impressed by her superb marksmanship, making her a sniper.
This had always been Lyudmila's wish, and she was very pleased, at the same time she also received a Mohin Nagan 1891 sniper rifle with PE4 scopes, one of the best sniper rifles of the time, with an effective range of more than 550 meters.
During the Soviet defense of Odessa for two and a half months, Lyudmila used this gun to kill a total of 187 enemies and became famous all over the world, but her strength alone could not recover the decline of the Soviet army on the battlefield, and Odessa soon fell.
Lyudmila moved with her troops to Sevastopol, then used sniper rifles to kill the Germans, and after suffering heavy casualties, the Germans also became wary of the famous female sniper, and in June 1942, Lyudmila was injured by a German mortar shell.
The Soviet supreme commander Stalin heard the news of her injury and hurriedly transferred her to the rear of the Soviet Union, and during the period when Lyudmila was recuperating, the Germans also sent spies to infiltrate the hospital, promising Lyudmila a lot of money and a large amount of chocolates, and asking Lyudmila to join the Nazi side.
At that time, the soviet conditions were very backward, all the resources were invested in the war, chocolate was also a very rare luxury, a dream that many women and children wanted to pursue, but how could Lyudmila betray the just cause of anti-fascism because of this small favor? She categorically refused the Germans' demands.
After recovering from her injuries, the Soviet government did not dare to let Lyudmila go to the battlefield again, because at this time she had become a hero in the hearts of the Soviet people, and if Lyudmila fell, it would inevitably bring a huge blow to the morale of the Soviet Union. At this time, Lyudmila had sniped 309 German troops and was the world's most deserved female sniper.
In recognition of her, the Soviet army awarded him the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of the Gold Star, and her deeds were also praised by the world, and the female sniper of the heroic unit of the Soviet Union in the famous real-time strategy game "Red Alert" was based on Lyudmila personally.