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Antonina Makarova: Soviet Nurse Turned Nazi Executioner
Antonina Makarova was one of the most notorious collaborators of World War II, a former Soviet nurse who became an executioner for the Nazi-backed Lokot Autonomy in occupied Russia. Her actions earned her the nickname “Tonka the Machine-Gun Girl” and made her one of the most infamous female perpetrators on the Eastern Front.
Born on 1 March 1920 in the Soviet Union, Makarova served in the Red Army during the early stages of the German invasion. Captured amid the chaos of Operation Barbarossa, she eventually found herself in the Lokot Autonomy, a collaborationist regime established under…
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