Eastern Front Women

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Introduction The war of the Eastern front started in 1941 to 1945, and it is considered as the gravest war in the history of the World War. Hitler was determined to attack Russia due to economical gain. Russia had large food resources and raw materials; thus, it would help German in their quest for war. This breached the economical agreement signed by Hitler and Stalin as German did not keep their side of the bargain. The war of the Eastern front was also racially motivated. Hitler considered the leaders of the Soviet Union as criminals, and there was a need to kill them to prevent future jeopardy. Both Hitler and Stalin were aggressive, and none was ready to back down, this led to the killing of many civilians. In his troop, Hitler included…show more content…
In Russia, women joined the army like combatant. Their main aim was to fight for liberation of Russia. The male population in the Red Army did not discourage them. They rather accepted them fully, and they had good relations. The women were offered specialized training in different units. The inclusive of women in the Red army was mainly due to shortage of male soldiers in the army. These women showed a great help to both the Russian government and the male soldiers. They took roles as snipers, Army pilots, and they also served in junior rankings of the Army. The women were considered as better snipers than men as they were prone to stress and cold (Pennington, n.d.). They were also involved in non-combatant roles. These women played the role of medical personnel. They were mainly involved in treating the injured soldiers in the army. They also operated the Radios in the Russian government and also drove trucks (Pennington,…show more content…
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