Mariya Karpovna Bayda (Russian: Мария Карповна Байда; February 1, 1922 – August 30, 2002) was a medical orderly in the 514th Infantry Regiment during World War II who fought in Crimea. When she was surrounded by Wehrmacht submachine gunners, she fought a heated gun battle against them, killing fifteen, wounding several more, and routing the rest, escaping wounded. For her wartime exploits, Bayda was awarded the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1942.
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1 February 1922 Novy Chuvash, Krasnoperekopsk Raion, Crimea
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Died |
30 August 2002 (aged 80) Sevastopol, Ukraine
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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