Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a female Soviet sniper with 309 credited kills, toured the US in 1942 to gain support for a second front in Nazi-occupied Europe; the press was more interested in her appearance and if she wore make-up on the front lines.
from Crazy Facts http://crazyfacts.com/lyudmila-pavlichenko-a-female-soviet-sniper/
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