Lyudmila Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper during WWII and is considered the most successful female sniper in history. Nicknamed 'Lady Death,' she recorded 309 confirmed kills, including 36 enemy snipers, during the Siege of Odessa and the Siege of Sevastopol. After being wounded in action, she was pulled from the front and sent to the United States on a publicity tour to encourage American support for a second front in Europe. She became a close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt. Her story remains a testament to the deadly effectiveness of women in direct combat roles during the war.