How world’s deadliest female sniper ‘Lady Death’ humiliated her doubters by killing 309 Nazis during World War 2 A FEMALE sniper shamed her doubters by defeating every man she faced during World War Two - clocking up an impressive kill count.
Lyudmila Pavlichenko earned herself the nickname Lady Death, humiliating recruiters who had told her to become a nurse.
Fearless Pavlichenko proudly showed off her marksmanship certificate to prove her shooting ability yet was urged to train as a nurse instead.
Ukrainian-born Pavlichenko was studying history at Kyiv University when German troops flooded into the Soviet Union.
Her astonishing capability did not go unnoticed by the Germans, who even attempted to bribe the sniper by blaring messages over radio loudspeakers.
