death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name
soviet union 14 august 1942 ufa , soviet russia 26 november 1920 natalya kovshova
 natalya kovshova
natalya kovshova

natalya venediktovna kovshova -lrb- russian : Наталья Венедиктовна Ковшовa , 26 november 1920 -- 14 august 1942 -rrb- was a female soviet sniper who fought in the great patriotic war .
she fought with her friend mariya polivanova who acted as natalya 's spotter .
natalya fought bravely throughout the war , however she was killed fighting german wehrmacht forces near novgorod in august 1942 .
natalya was awarded the hero of the soviet union which was the soviet union 's highest award for bravery .
