Zinaida Samsonova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zinaida Samsonova

Hero of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1924

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1944

Profession: military officer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Zinaida Aleksandrovna Samsonova (Russian: ?????´?? ??????´??????? ?????´????; 14 October 1924 – 27 January 1944) was a senior medical service sergeant who served in the 667th Infantry Regiment of the 218th Infantry Division of the Soviet 47th Army on the Voronezh Front in World War II.
Killed in action on 27 January 1944 by a German sniper while attempting to rescue a wounded Soviet soldier during the Kalinkovichi-Mozyr offensive west of Gomel, she was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on 3 June 1944.