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PAVLICHENKO LYUDMILA: (1916-1974)
PAVLICHENKO LYUDMILA: (1916-1974) Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II. Pavlichenko is credited with killing 309 enemy combatants, likely placing her within the top five snipers of all time. A rare vintage war date signed and inscribed 3 x 5 photograph of Pavlichenko, the image depicting Lady Death in a head and shoulders pose wearing her uniform and several medals. Signed in purple fountain pen ink to the verso with an inscription in Cyrillic, 'To a true friend and a wonderful comrade Grisha Kozlovsky....' and dated at Moscow, 30th March 1943 in her hand. Some light, minimal traces of former mounting to the upper edge of the verso, not affecting the inscription or signature. About VG
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