Aliya Moldagulova

Aliya Moldagulova
Native name
Әлия Нұрмұхамедқызы Молдағұлова
Born25 October 1925
Died14 January 1944(1944-01-14) (aged 18)
Buried
Monakovo, Pskov
Allegiance Soviet Union
BranchRed Army
Service years1942–1944
RankCorporal
Unit54th Independent Rifle Brigade
ConflictsWorld War II 
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Aliya Nurmukhambetovna Moldagulova (Russian: Алия Нурмухамбетовна Молдагулова; Kazakh: Әлия Нұрмұхамедқызы Молдағұлова, romanizedÄliia Nūrmūhamedqyzy Moldağūlova; 25 October 1925 – 14 January 1944) was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II who killed over 30 Nazi soldiers. After dying of wounds sustained in battle on 14 January 1944, she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.