One of the Most Lethal WW2 Snipers Was Not Who You Think
7,226The Nazi invaders had taken over her homeland, but 25-year-old Lyudmila Pavlichenko would not give them any peace. An innate sharpshooter, the young woman was then tasked with countering the German snipers at Sevastopol in the summer of 1941, where she learned all about endurance and restraint.
As she silently looked for enemies without moving even a single finger for hours, the Red Army sniper suddenly spotted a German helmet, or a fraction of it. She then pulled the trigger, and much to her dismay, the tin hat waggled like: (QUOTE) "The head of a toy elephant, and disappeared."
She had fallen for an enemy trick and betrayed her position. Immediately, the Germans opened a squall of fire so aggressively that she would not dare raise her head. She called for help, shouting: (QUOTE) “Machine gunners save me!" Friendly fire then appeased the enemy for a moment, and she was able to crawl back.
But once she figured out her opponents' ploys, Pavlichenko became unstoppable and was feared by even the bravest of Nazi soldiers. As she put it: (QUOTE) "After a while, things went very well."
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