The official AHF Soviet Union 1917-1945 quiz thread

[amateur]

Hint # one. The major in question was a junior lieutenant when achieved the record.

[amateur]

Hint # Two. The major was born in Ukraine.

[amateur]

Hint # 3: I'll make it really easy now. Her father's name was Mihail.

[John Hilly]

I think I got it!

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She is Людмила Михайлівна Павліченко, Lyudmila Mihailjivna Pavlichenko.
The record: "In May 1942, Lieutenant Pavlichenko was cited by the Southern Army Council for killing 257 German soldiers. Her total confirmed kills during World War II was 309, including 36 enemy snipers."

With best,
J-P

[amateur]

Correct. She had the biggest number of confirmed kills of enemy snipers in Red Army.

Your turn!

[John Hilly]

Thanks!
A new question:
This Guards Senior Sergeant was first of a kind to attain something special.
Who and what?

With best,
J-P

[John Hilly]

Hint #1:
This sergeant's main motive was revenge.

[John Hilly]

The will to repay was caused by the death of her father.

[John Hilly]

She collected funds for a T-34.

[John Hilly]

Our Staff Seargent was posted to the 26th Guards Tank Brigade in September 1943 as a driver and mechanic.

With best,
J-P
Юха-Пекка

[GregSingh]

Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya, first female tanker to be awarded the Hero Of The Soviet Union award.

But it seems her husband was killed, not father? Or father as well?

[John Hilly]

Sorry, my bad. Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya she was.
Your turn Greg...

With best, J-P

[olia]

M.V.Oktyabrskaya revenged for her husband not father. Regimental Commissar I.F.Oktyabrskiy (Ryadnenko) KIA in August 1941. They were married since 1925

[Graham Clayton]

As Greg has not posted a question for nearly three weeks, I'll post a question to keep the thread moving.

The 5th Guards Fighter Regiment received two Lavochkin LA-5 fighter planes that were personally donated by a famous Soviet musician. Who was the musician who donated the aircraft?

[olia]

Artists of Jazz Orchestra Leonid Utesov donated two aircrafts La-5 for 5 GIAP in November 1943. Both aircrafts were flying to Victory Day