This was the all-women 588th Night Bomber Regiment of Soviet Airforce, under Marina Raskova. These women dropped 3000 tons of bombs over the Nazis during WW2.
The Nazis called them Die Nachthexen (The Night Witches)
This was the all-women 588th Night Bomber Regiment of Soviet Airforce, under Marina Raskova. These women dropped 3000 tons of bombs over the Nazis during WW2.
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P00ptart@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 156d
That's a dope name. I'd like to be a night which but that's my working hours.
ExplosiveLynx@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 156d
The song by Saboton about them also goes super hard.
yogthos@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 156d
Saboton are pretty based in general. :)
nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 156d
Spielberg movie when
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · -1 pts · 156d
Ukraine has a similar division defending against the Russian invasion.
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/now-you-know/2025/2/25/witches-of-bucha-ukraines-women-protecting-the-skies
yogthos@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 156d
it's like the fascist wario version of the Night Witches
orc_princess@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 156d
Made me chuckle out loud, love how you roast people
yogthos@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 156d
O7
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 156d
Yeah but this is significant because it was the 40s. Lot more women in militaries than there used to be.