Valeriya Gnarovskaya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Valeriya Gnarovskaya

Heroine of the Soviet Union, suicide attacked a tank to save a hospital from being destroyed

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1923

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg Governorate

Date of Death: 23-Sep-1943

Profession: physician, soldier

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Valeriya Osipovna Gnarovskaya (Russian: ????´??? ?´??????? ?????´?????; 18 October 1923 – 23 September 1943) was a senior medical non-commissioned officer in the 907th Rifle Regiment who fought on the Stalingrad Front in World War II.
On 23 September 1943, when a German tank broke through the Soviet line of defence where she was treating wounded soldiers, she threw herself under the tank with a bag of grenades, killing herself but repulsing the German counterattack.
She was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 3 June 1944.