Women as enlisted military personnel is a relatively new concept. It wasn't until well after WWII did (some) militaries open up enlistment to women (prior to then women were, at best, limited to militia/paramilitary status).
Women as enlisted military personnel is a relatively new concept. It wasn't until well after WWII did (some) militaries open up enlistment to women (prior to then women were, at best, limited to militia/paramilitary status).
Except the soviets, they had a fuckload of enlisted women in WWII.
Except the soviets, they had a fuckload of enlisted women in WWII.
Depends on what you mean by "fuckload".
(Thanks to poor documentation, forced conscription and good old fashioned sexism) The official number of enlisted women in the Soviet military during WWII ranges from doubtful (cue Cold War propaganda fight with women's rights as a weapon) to low.