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⚕️ Medical & Casualties
The Real 'Angels of the Battlefield': Soviet Female Medics
Soviet female medics in WWII were unique among all belligerents — they were frontline combatants who also served as medical personnel. Over 550,000 women served in the Soviet medical corps. Some, like Roza Shanina, were ...
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🌸 Women at War
The Soviet Women's Night Witches
The 588th Night Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Air Force, known as the "Night Witches" (Nachthexen) by the Germans, was composed almost entirely of women between the ages of 17 and 26. They flew canvas-covered Polikarpov ...