Liliia Litviak

Hero of the Soviet Union, Fighter pilot

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• Who was Liliia Litviak?
  • Brief biography
  • Lily, Lydia, or Liliia?
• Combat Record
  • Litviak's total number of kills
  • Litviak at Stalingrad
  • Litviak's first kill
• Myths and Realities
  • "White Rose of Stalingrad"?
  • The Death of Lidiia Litviak
• Litviak's comrades and firsthand accounts
  • Inna Pasportnikova
    • "My Commander"
  • Aleksandr Gridnev
    • Gridnev and rumors of Litviak's survival
    • Gridnev's memoir on Litviak
• Sources
  • Sources on Litviak in English
  • Sources on Litviak in Russian
  • Sources annotated
  • Pennington on Litviak
  • Defending The Motherland
• Documents
  • Hero of the Soviet Union No. 11616
  • CHRONICLE OF COMBAT VICTORIES OF GUARDS JUNIOR LIEUTENANT LITVIAK
  • Award Certificate 1989
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Myths and Realities

The life of anyone as enigmatic and compelling as Liliia Litviak is bound to give rise to rumor, myth, and legend. This section of the website will address such myths.

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