Maria Limanskaya
Soviet soldier (1924–2024)
Summary
Mariya Filippovna Limanskaya was a Soviet military traffic guard – a female member of Red Army traffic control units, serving for three years during World War II. She became known as one of the Russian women who directed traffic at the Brandenburg Gate in 1945 after the Battle of Berlin. She then became a symbol of the Allied victory over Germany.
Originally created by Doctor Papa Jones
5/20/2015, 12:17:23 AM
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Expanding article. Removed mention of Lydia Spivak - only seems to be mentioned on a self-published website.
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Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1259697610|1259697610]] by [[Special:Contributions/Kelisi|Kelisi]] ([[User talk:Kelisi|talk]]) The inscription is dated 1984
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