(1923-08-20)20 August 1923 birthplace disputed: usually reported as Shamakhi, but other sources indicate Shymkent or Guliston
Died
2010 (2011) (aged 86) Moscow, Russia
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Red Army
Rank
Junior lieutenant
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Order of the Red Banner
Ziba Pasha qizi Ganiyeva (Azerbaijani: Ziba Paşa qızı Qəniyeva, Russian: Зиба Пашаевна Ганиева; 20 August 1923 – 2010) was an Azerbaijani sniper, reconnaissance scout, and radio operator in the Red Army who killed at least 20 enemy soldiers in World War II. After the war she starred in a movie and became a philologist.
Ziba Pasha qizi Ganiyeva (Azerbaijani: Ziba Paşa qızı Qəniyeva, Russian: Зиба Пашаевна Ганиева; 20 August 1923 – 2010) was an Azerbaijani sniper, reconnaissance...
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