Roza Shanina
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| Roza Shanina | |
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| 1924–1945 | |
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| Place of birth | Yedma, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Place of death | East Prussia |
| Allegiance | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Rank | Senior Sergeant |
| Unit | 3rd Belorussian Front |
| Battles/wars | Eastern Front of World War II |
| Awards | Orders of Glory 3rd and 2nd class[1], Medal for Valor[2] |
Roza Yegorovna Shanina (Russian: Роза Егоровна Шанина, 1924 – January 28, 1945) was a Soviet sniper during World War II. She was responsible for 54 confirmed kills, including 12 enemy soldiers during the Battle of Vilnius.[3] [4]
Shanina had light brown hair and blue eyes.[5] After attending Arkhangelsk Teacher's Training College, she became a mentor in the kindergarten. Then she voluntarily joined the Vsevobuch and later the Central Female Sniper Academy in Podolsk. On June 22, 1943 Shanina enlisted in the Red Army and on April 2, 1944 joined the 184th Rifle Division, where a separate female sniper platoon was formed. Once, upon receiving a battalion commander's order to immediately return to the rear, Shanina replied "I will return after the battle".[6] The words later became a title of the book From The Battle Returned by Nikolai Zhuravlyov. Shanina died in a battle near the khutor of Rikhau. Her battle diary and several letters have been published. Streets in Arkhangelsk and in the settlements of Shangaly and Stroyevskoye were named after her.
Shanina had four brothers, but only one survived the war.
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- (Russian) Журавлëв, Н. После боя вернулась… (За честь и славу Родины). М., Досааф. 1985
