Women Warriors of the USSR (WW2) #history #facts #ww2

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In the throes of conflict, the USSR stood alone as the only major combatant to enlist women on their regular army's frontlines. From anti-aircraft gunners to fighter pilots and snipers, women in Russia served in a plethora of roles. Consider Lydia Litvyak and Yekaterina Budanova; these formidable pilots brought down dozens of German aircraft. But the list doesn't end there. Enter Lyudmila Pavlichenko, one of the war's most decorated sharpshooters, tallying up a staggering three hundred enemy kills. Pavlichenko didn't just make a name for herself on the battlefield. Off it, she forged a strong friendship with none other than Eleanor Roosevelt. Women of the USSR, bending gender norms, exhibiting valor, and etching their names in the annals of history.
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