Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko
Quadruple amputee veteran of WWII and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1920-1980) · Scientists · Died at 59
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Something wrong?Zinaida Mikhailovna Tusnolobova-Marchenko was a medic of the Red Army in the 849th Rifle Regiment during World War II. After being attacked by a German soldier in Kursk, suffering from severe frostbite and getting gangrenous wounds, she became a quadruple amputee.
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Geneviève de GalardBoth received Florence Nightingale Medal
Vivian BullwinkelBoth received Florence Nightingale Medal
Ekaterina Mikhailova-DeminaBoth received Florence Nightingale Medal
Matrena NecheporchukovaBoth received Florence Nightingale Medal
Irina LevchenkoBoth received Florence Nightingale MedalScientists born in the 1920s 1
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Zinaida Mikhailovna Tusnolobova-Marchenko was a medic of the Red Army in the 849th Rifle Regiment during World War II. After being attacked by a German soldier in Kursk, suffering from severe frostbite and getting gangrenous wounds, she became a quadruple amputee. With her injuries forcing her to retire from the military she spoke on the radio and wrote an open letter to the soldiers of the 1st Baltic Front which received over 3,000 replies. She was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 6 December 1957 and the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1965, making her the third Soviet woman to receive the medal from the Red Cross.
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