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All woman bomber squadron 588th Bomber regiment they were called night witches by the Germans they bombed. They are honored as Heroes in Russia today. Don't know how well they are remembered outside of Russia.
likely from shooting down a few of them. They were given pistols to shoot themselves rather than be captured and gang raped.How did the Germans know they were female?
likely from shooting down a few of them. They were given pistols to shoot themselves rather than be captured and gang raped.
By shooting down a few of them.How could the Germans possibly know the gender of Russian bomber crews?
Maybe the Germans shot down more than a few Russian babes who probably had a month of training. May the German word for "witches" has a different meaning.By shooting down a few of them.
Lyudmila was good but her number of kills may have been inflated for propaganda purposes. Roza Shanina was a deadly shot. Sad she died so young."Night Swallows" on prime. Many books available too.
Russian women were also snipers in WW2 and some with very high counts, one lady over 400 confirmed.
"Night Swallows" on prime. Many books available too.
Russian women were also snipers in WW2 and some with very high counts, one lady over 400 confirmed.
How could the Germans possibly know the gender of Russian bomber crews?
That and a number of them were shot down.Propaganda from the soviets. They wanted the Germans to know they were being bombed by women.