Mariya Polivanova
(1922-1942)
Soviet sniper
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Mariya Polivanova (Russian: Мария Поливанова; 24 October 1922 – 14 August 1942) was a private in the 528th Rifle Regiment of the 130th Infantry Division, 1st Shock Army on the Northwestern Front during World War II. On 14 August 1942, surrounded by German soldiers whilst she and her colleague Natalya Kovshova had only two grenades left, they set them off, killing themselves and surrounding German soldiers. For their bravery she and Kovshova were posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 14 February 1943.
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14 October 1922 Naryshkino, Russia
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14 August 1942 (aged 19) Sutoki, Novgorod Oblast, Russia
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