14 August 1942(1942-08-14) (aged 21) Sutoki, Parfinsky District, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Infantry
Years of service
1941–1942
Rank
Private
Unit
528th Rifle Regiment
Battles/wars
Eastern Front of World War II †
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union
Natalya Venediktovna Kovshova (Russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Ковшова; 26 November 1920 – 14 August 1942) was a Soviet female sniper who fought in World War II.
She fought with her friend Mariya Polivanova who acted as her spotter. Natalya fought bravely throughout the war; she was killed fighting German Wehrmacht forces near Novgorod in August 1942. She was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union's highest award for bravery, on 14 February 1943.[1]
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