Litvyak was called the "White Lily of Stalingrad" in Soviet press releases; the white lily flower may be translated from Russian as Madonna lily. She has also been called the "White Rose of Stalingrad" in Europe and North America since reports …

Lydia became somewhat of a celebrity in Russia–the beautiful but deadly female fighter pilot nicknamed the White Lily of Stalingrad. Her reputation was earned. Lydia was granted the Order of the Red Star, and soon after selected for an elite …

2020年10月22日 · “The White Rose of Stalingrad” was last seen being chased by eight Nazi ME-109 fighters on an escort mission south of Moscow. Her body was lost until 1989 when historians discovered the unmarked grave of a female pilot in the Russian village of Dmytrivka.

2020年7月9日 · Soviet Air Forces Sr. Lt. Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak, known as the “White Lily of Stalingrad” for her air support during that battle, was history’s first female fighter ace. (The only other female ace is her countrywoman, Capt. Yekaterina Budanova.)

2016年4月6日 · In the 437th Fighter Regiment, Litvyak scored her first two kills on 13 September, three days after her arrival and on her third mission to cover Stalingrad, becoming the first woman fighter pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft.

2017年10月6日 · The petite Soviet fighter pilot, known as the White Rose of Stalingrad, became the first woman in history to kill enemy combatants in the air.

2024年2月24日 · Lydia Litvyak, born in 1921 in Moscow, emerged as one of the fiercest combat pilots during World War II. Known affectionately as the “White Lily of Stalingrad,” she carved her name into history as the first female fighter pilot to shoot down an enemy plane.

2020年6月14日 · Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak also known as Lilya, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet air Force during World War II. Historians’ estimates for her total solo victories from five to twelve, and two to four shared kills in her 66 combat sorties.

In September, she was assigned to the 437 IAP, a men’s regiment fighting over Stalingrad. She was shot down, age 21, near Orel during the Battle of Kursk as she attacked a convoy of German planes.

Soviet pilot Lydia Litvyak was a threat for Luftwaffe fighting in Stalingrad and Rostov. On the hood of her fighter was painted white lily, that’s why she was called the “White lily of Stalingrad.” Lydia (Lily) Litvyak was born in Moscow on August 18, 1921. Since the age of …