2 real historical locations · Ukraine
A Ukrainian film telling the true story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the Soviet female sniper who became history's most successful with 309 confirmed kills. She fought in the brutal sieges of Odessa and Sevastopol before her story reached the world stage.
CinemaMapped has mapped 2 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Ukraine.
Soviet female sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko — one of history's deadliest snipers — defends Sevastopol against German assault in 1941-42, accumulating 309 confi...
Lyudmila Pavlichenko (1916-1974) was the most successful female sniper in history with 309 confirmed kills. She served at Odessa and Sevastopol before being wounded and evacuated in 1942. She toured the US and Canada ...
View location →Pavlichenko first sees combat during the Defence of Odessa — a 73-day siege where Soviet and Romanian forces fought street by street before an orderly evacua...
The Defence of Odessa ran from 5 August to 16 October 1941. The city was encircled by Romanian forces under German command. Soviet forces evacuated by sea to Crimea after the Kerch area required reinforcement. Odessa ...
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