Vladimir Pchelintsev

Vladimir Nikolayevich Pchelintsev (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Пчелинцев; 30 August 1919 – 27 July 1997) was a Soviet sniper during World War II.

[2] In 1938, Pchelintsev entered the geophysical specialty course of the geological exploration faculty of the Leningrad Mining Institute, which he successfully completed in June 1941.

[4][5] Upon the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Pchelintsev worked in defense construction in Karelia until volunteering to join the Red Army in July 1941.

[6] On 6 September, his battalion took up positions on the right bank of the Neva River near the village of Nevskaya Dubrovka, covering the retreating units of the Red Army.

A special radio broadcast aired on 28 August in the United States described in detail the arrival of Pavlichenko, Krasavchenko, and Pchelintsev.

[9] From January 1943 to February 1944, Pchelintsev headed a ballistic laboratory research station at a sniper school, and in October, he graduated from the Vystrel course.

Well, during the entire war this figure rose to four hundred and fifty-six.Having left of office for repatriation of foreign citizens in 1947, Pchelintsev remained in the military.

From June 1952 to February 1954, Pchelintsev served as senior engineer for airborne radio equipment at the Fighter Aviation Defense Training Center in Volodarsk.

During those postings, Pchelintsev headed groups of Soviet specialists in electronic warfare visiting Eastern bloc states and being sent to Vietnam in 1968.

Memorial plaque on the building of school No. 9 in Petrozavodsk