In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Georgiyevna and the family name is Shanina.
Roza Shanina
Shanina in 1944
Born
(1924-04-03)3 April 1924 Edma, Velsky Uyezd, Vologda Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
28 January 1945(1945-01-28) (aged 20) Near Reichau, East Prussia, Germany
Buried
Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Allegiance
USSR
Service/branch
Red Army
Years of service
1942–1945 †
Rank
Senior sergeant
Unit
184th Rifle Division (3rd Belorussian Front)
Commands held
1st Sniper Platoon (184th Rifle Division)
Battles/wars
World War II
Eastern Front
Battle of Vilnius
East Prussian Offensive (DOW)
Awards
Orders of Glory 3rd and 2nd Class
Medal for Courage
Roza Georgiyevna Shanina[a] (Russian: Ро́за Гео́ргиевна Ша́нина, IPA:[ˈrozəɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪɪvnəˈʂanʲɪnə]; 3 April 1924 – 28 January 1945[b]) was a Soviet sniper during World War II who was credited with over 50 kills. Shanina volunteered for the military after the death of her brother in 1941 and chose to be a sniper on the front line. Praised for her shooting accuracy, Shanina was capable of precisely hitting enemy personnel and making doublets (two target hits by two rounds fired in quick succession).
In 1944, a Canadian newspaper described Shanina as "the unseen terror of East Prussia".[3] She became the first servicewoman of the 3rd Belorussian Front to receive the Order of Glory. Shanina was killed in action during the East Prussian Offensive while shielding the severely wounded commander of an artillery unit. Shanina's actions received praise during her lifetime, but conflicted with the Soviet policy of sparing snipers from heavy battles. Shanina kept a war diary that was first published in 1965.
^"Georgiy". Behind the Name. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
^Роза Шанина: героизм и красота (in Russian). Roshero.ru. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^"Red Army Girl Unseen Terror of East Prussia". Ottawa Citizen. 20 September 1944. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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