 After her commander tested her shooting skills he promoted her to the rank of Senior Sergant allowed her to be transferred to the 100th Rifle Brigade, frequently referred to as the 100th Kazakh Rifle Brigade because 86% of its soldiers were Kazakh.During the war she fell in love with another machine gunner, Nurken Khusainov, but only told a friend about her feelings.Both Mametova and Khusainov died on 15 October 1943 in Nevel.