Fighting on the lath of the glass roof of the factory assembly shop, Stalingrad, October-November 1942, photo: Shaikhet

Stalingrad, October-November 1942

Aleksandra Samusenko (1922 – 3 March 1945) was a Soviet commander of the T-34 tank during World War II. She was the only female tankman in the 1st Guards Tank Army. 
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Aleksandra Samusenko (1922 – 3 March 1945)

Maria Aleksandrovna Saltykova, born 1922, senior sergeant, volunteer fighter 2nd Ukrainian Front, 04.1945
 
Order of Glory Third Class - 31.03.1944
Medal for Bravery - 31.08.1944
Medal For Battle Merit - 17.11.1944
Medal for Bravery - 19.12.1944
Order of the Red Star - 15.01.1945