Mariya Bayda
Military Person
1922 – 2002
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Who was Mariya Bayda?
Mariya Karpovna Bayda was a World War II scout in the Crimea. When she was surrounded by Wehrmacht submachine gunners, she fought a heated gun battle against them, killing fifteen, wounding several more, and routing the rest, escaping wounded. For her wartime exploits, Bayda was awarded the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1922
Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic - Died
- Aug 30, 2002
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on July 23, 2013
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