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Red Army Sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko

The 26-year-old Red Army lieutenant was already the deadliest female sharpshooter in history. Her audacious attacks killed 309 Nazis.

I wonder how many were killed with the SVT? I suspect it was used in the photo because it is sexier than a pu or a pe.

I can't see many snipers slithering along the ground while wearing medals and a clean uniform with camo cover. The rifle was used for sniping, don't know if this one used it, but it was just another tool available.