Someone send this to EA and Dice. This is how you introduce women into a WW2 game. Not a British female sniper with a prosthetic arm beating people with a cricket bat. Show women in combat doing what they really did.

Nazis: "You fight like a girl." Shanina: "You're damn right I do."

why is there not a movie about her??? this woman was legit..

Such a beautiful girl. 59 confirmed kills. She was killed herself at 20yrs. of age. What a horrible war.

Ms. Shanina was an awesome soldier and very beautiful.

She's probably prettier than any actress that would portray her in a film.

I will never understand where you dig up all of these events. You must have access to an amazing amount of material. Keep up the good work! Love your channel.

I'm surprised to learn that Shanina took any prisoners. She was one tough, brave woman. Another good video Mark.

Sh'anina, not Shan'ina. Her surname is stressed on the first syllable. Arkhangelsk has a street that was named after her, but nowadays there are not many Russians who know who Roza Shanina was. Thank you for the video.

I am impressed by the tenacity of these women! Shanina’s End is very sad, I had even had a tear in my eye watching this. True. 😢 Hails to all the women in the Soviet military back then.

0:30 . . . Lydia Litvyak, credited with at least 12 Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed, later shot down & killed during the battle of Kursk, August, 1943.

As a retired soldier and wannabe rifleman (still), this story is inspiring & heartbreaking. Rest well, Sr/SGT. Ya done good.

Gawd hell , my Daughter is 20 . Just such a different world we have . The sadness they went through to make the world peaceful through so much violence

Geeze Mark what a tear jerking story! The video of cute Russian lady directing traffic is priceless. Thank you🈷️🇷🇺

The last Russian girl was really cute and sounded really cute too.

The female version of Vasily Zaytsev. Rest in peace.

What a woman. A true badass

That lady @5:30, she is so awesome, just love her attitude and grace. She sounds so sparkly and moves so fluidly like a ballerina.

Mark, thanks for yet another excellent documentary. Here's my only somewhat critical comment: as a Russian speaker, I was constantly distracted from the story by misplaced stress: like many other Russian last names her name should be stressed on the first syllable, not the middle or last one. I perfectly understand why English speakers tend to shift the stress away from the first syllable due to the specifics of the English language. Just though to note that her name should be pronounced more like SHAnina, not ShaNIna. But other than that, well done, Sir! Great work!

What a truly fine soldier, absolutely dedicated to her just cause, and continuing to fight after being shot. To have been so grievously wounded whilst protecting a comrade in arms is the highest sacrifice a soldier can make. She was dedicated, professional and honourable, and it is sad that she died so young.

This actually makes sense. While working with the Boy Scouts some of the parents came along for a shooting day. One of the boys mothers tried her hand and out shot ten men. Like this Russian sniper she was also easy on the eyes.

Roza is hotter looking than any of today's supermodels!!!

Shame to loose such a brave and beautiful women! Her accomplishments will never be lost!

Помним и никогда не забудем!

What a great channel, so glad I found it. Every video is crammed full of info which makes you watch until the end. Keep em coming.

Is it my imagination, or are all the female Soviet snipers shown in this video exceptionally good looking? Is that mere chance or did the Soviet machine purposely pick them for skill and good looks?

*FEMALE SNIPERS were the most adept at shooting high ranking German Officers.....* 🧐 *Tests show that the average woman can easily spot a well heeled man at over 1,000 yards.* 😎

Great Video! There's something mystical about snipers general. It's not like looking through the sights and seeing a tank, or ordering a artillery strike. Being a sniper is up close and personal. Being a sniper means you follow your enemy's movements to the point of complacency and when they let their guard down the sniper exhales and squeezes the trigger looking through theirs sights as they watch their target's brain explode. It doesn't get much closer than that except maybe hand to hand combat which is gruesome as it is gruelling. During the American Civil War there are many accounts of hand to hand fighting. There were times when like at the battle of Franklin bodies were a couple of feet in depth. So much that some soldiers were killed standing up. You would never think that a rifle butt could do so much damage to the human skull. Again great video.

Have you considered a video about the Battle of Brisbane between Australian and American forces during the second world war? It's an interesting story that really could do with more attention

I Know men today that couldn't rack the bolt on a Mosin Nagant after being fired. The casing expands in the chamber and you have to hit the bolt hard upward to get the bolt free. Devastating and Accurate thou. That's a Woman Hero.

Those Soviet babes were deadly!

Thank you for honoring this WOMAN AMONGST women

She was a beautiful girl. It makes you wonder how lucky you are to be born in a time and a place where there is peace.

They ought to make a movie about this lady. Very interesting story and very brave woman.

Excellent information as usual. Thanks for sharing!

That last Russian girl was cute as hell! Adorable really ❤️

Thank you for your service Roza RIP

There are many interesting stories of the 20th century. Thank you Mark for showing us them!

Great Video, Great Action, and great Facts Mark !!

Very interesting Mark.

I am Indian watching your channel . to study history is my hobby. your way of speaking , .presenting and photo events are awesome .

Your videos are well researched and well presented. Thanks for the effort.

I was just thinking about Red Army female aces. If you could do something on the fighter pilots as well, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the excellent work.

An excellent video. Got some useful ideas for my writing more stories.

I am very interested to know how the survivors of those units did in civilian life after the war. Are the long term effects of combat the same for women and men?

thanks for sharing this !!!!!!!!!

These ladies and the “Night Witches” are why I joined.

Another Amazing Video

Anyone notice at 2:20. She closes her eyes before taking the shot..

Sad but inspiring. She deserved to live.

Beautiful and deadly. My biggest weakness in dating choices.

I just finished watching Mark on Netflix and saw there was a new video here. It's been a banner day for history viewing.

Damn! 59 kills and she was killer good looking! Such a tragedy she died so young. Heroes are where you find them.

Everlasting Glory to her Memory.

another great video

50,000 subs. Congratulations Mark. I never even heard of this amazing woman until now. Thank you.

Great channel - most informative

Always fascinating and educational... 🙏🏼🇬🇧🏁

I remember a picture of a Russian women in Pots-Dame Platz directing traffic who was a real knock-out!

Thanks for great content. Donated some $ via paypal. Have a great summer.

Congrats on 50k! 🎉

I wonder whether the psychological impact of killing is different on women than on men.

Very nice choise oh topic! Keep it up!

Congrats on hitting the 50,000 subs target

You spoil us Mark!

Reminds me of call of duty: finest hour, when you play a few missions as a female Russian sniper. You know, back when games tried to get shit right and actually pay homage to the people who fought and the stories they have.

The night witches would also be an interesting subject for one of your videos overall i would love to see some more aviation on this channel

Anyone that say women are not fit for battle obviously have not been in battle and had enemy women shooting at you! I salute all men and women that have served their countries in or out of combat.

Felicidades por tu producciones! , pero Marc ponle subtítulos en español o doblaje ! Y gracias 😊

Excellent channel, like footages ..

Princesd of death. Too bad she went out like that. The final bit with the russian traffic girl is hilarious!

Good video. I'm currently reading Bruno Sutkus' autobiography (he was a German sniper on the Russian Front). His combat and post-war experiences were very eventful (hint hint)

fellow female sniper, Lyudmila Mikhailovna killed a total of 309 German soldiers, making her the most successful female sniper in history

Congratulations on 50k subs

Nice video good work

Kinda surprised about the quality of these photographs, in particular there is one here that is of extremely high quality that I am surprised they would do during the chaos of WW2.

Impact on third letter: ShAnina

love yer vids mark

Great video! i don’t understand how you can find all those photo’s and videos of them!

is it me or she looks like black widow from the avenger movies..... she was a beautiful women may she rest in piece...

Great work again Mark, and a nice homage to Russian women!

Interesting historical scenarios brought to life, thank you again Mark Felton.

With all due respect for Roza Shanina's undoubted skill, the claim that eleven female Soviet snipers defeated fifty German soldiers in close quarter combat in a trench sounds very much like Soviet propaganda. They would have been outnumbered almost five to one. Eleven bolt-action rifles (probably) against multiple submachine guns in a trench is a bad idea. It's a very different type of combat from what the snipers were used to but one which their German opponents (reasonably assuming that they were non-sniper infantry) should have been much more familiar with. Higher upper body strength at close quarters would have been a significant German advantage.

Thank you.

Well done mark.

Beautiful woman but fought like a 1000 men!

There was not “military draft “ for woman, al of them were volunteers

I don’t know if you have an examples (like in other videos) but I would find a video on M4A3E2 Sherman “Jumbo” vs. Panther very interesting.

really good story about a skilled woman who loved her country !

Mark, please do a video about Lydia Litvyak. Ace fighter pilot. I will become a patron if you do. ;)

Eye of an eagle, heart of a hero, and a bloody fearsome terror to the German army as a whole. And she thought she hadn't contributed much?

Fkn awesome, although, sadly, she payed the ultimate price. Almost as sad -- that no statue was ever erected in her honour.

Excuse me, but Shánina, not Shanína. Sorry for my mistakes, I speak English very bad. Thanks a lot for video about our heroes in English.

Meanwhile, 17-20 year-old college kids today need safe spaces and therapy dogs.

Wow, man! Awesome, amazing work ! I used to listen to an Portuguese language KZfaq channel on WWII (I am in Brazil). But yours is far better! The translation of the Russian girl is a terrific ending ! I guess you must have, in home, some sort of WWII museum items. I myself have an SS dagger replica. These items would worthwhile an KZfaq video, just need an good script..

Excellent!

MARK FELTON ! Please do a video on the Woman Tanker who bought her own T-34 and used it !

Shanina Rocks!!!! thanks for sharing.

11 thousands kills by snipers doesn't sound like a lot. Its more psychological

The best.. thanks