By definition, a sniper is a marksman who maintains close visual contact with an enemy, and shoots from concealed positions or distances. Snipers must excel at long-range shooting, infiltration, camouflage, surveillance, and target acquisitions. Snipers must also posses vast quantities of patience, be able to stay frozen for extraordinarily long periods of time, and outlast their opponents in severe weather. Although women were usually not allowed to become snipers during this time period, Lyudmila Pavlichenko was the greatest European Sniper, because of her resilience against any obstacle in her way, her unconventional methods of sniping, and her legacy.
At a young age, Pavlichenko always considered herself a tomboy, and hated the thought…