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To: servo1969

The Russians and the Israelis both tried women in combat.
Both quickly determined it was impractical for a whole host of reasons and reversed course.

Of course now we’ve got the SMARTEST PEOPLE WHO EVER LIVED in charge..... /s


23 posted on 02/29/2016 9:27:04 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

The Russians probably more than anyone used women in their armed forces during WWII. The flew bombers, fighters, served on tank crews, served on artillery crews, commanded tanks, commanded tank battalions, served as snipers, served as combat medics. The one thing the Soviets did not do was issue a papasha to women and order them to fall in with an infantry company.
They also discontinued training women snipers in 1943 because the number of women snipers killed was considerably higher than their male counterparts.


29 posted on 02/29/2016 10:43:38 AM PST by Bull Snipe
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