Valeriya Osipovna Gnarovskaya (Russian: Вале́рия О́сиповна Гнаро́вская; 18 October 1923 – 23 September 1943) was a medic in the 907th Rifle Regiment who fought on the Stalingrad Front in World War II.

[2][3] In September 1941 the approach of Axis troops in Operation Barbarossa put Podporozhsky and other districts surrounding Leningrad in the front line of the conflict.

[4] After sending repeated petitions to be allowed to join the ranks of the military on the front lines, Valeriya and several fellow members of the Komsomol finally presented themselves at a recruiting station on 10 April 1942, were permitted to enroll in the 229th Infantry Division, and were sent to complete brief medical courses.

On July 26 enemy forces broke through the Soviet infantry's line of defense and crossed the Chir River, but the unit continued to fight to prevent the Axis from reaching a railroad.

On July 31 her unit, with 112th Infantry Division, tanks, and air support, initiated a counteroffensive and forced the Axis soldiers to retreat behind the Chir river.

[3] In her last battle, which took place on 23 September 1943 near the village of Gnarovsky, then named Ivanenka, as part of the 907th Rifle Regiment she rescued the wounded from the front lines and took them to the hospital tent; she also killed 47 German soldiers in action.