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Volunteer Russian women warriors during the siege of Sevastopol, second world war, 1942 💖
It's being willing. I found out early that most men, regardless of cause or need, aren't willing. They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull the trigger. I won't. ~ J.B. Books
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They’re cute, but their breath smells like cooked cabbage.
And Vodka !!
The vodka I could take. Cabbage not so much.😝
must have a bit early on as they look happy and well fed
later on Russia gave up a lot of citizens fighting in that conflict do or die
so many lifes lost but some had little choice
shot in the front by the enemy or shot in the back for not advancing or retreating
as I have gotten older maybe a bit more wishful I too hope some day people (well leaders )learn killing millions of people is not the answer to there problems sad to think of the countless numbers that have given there life for nothing
How many members actually remember 1942? I do. Troop trains passing our house every few hours. All kinds of equipment on those trains. All headed South.
Several times each day, I would stand in our and wave at the troops filling every door and window. All waving and smiling.
I also remember the gray cars coming to our small town in central Alabama stopping at the one general store. Since every family had a loved one in the military those cars got the attention of all. Their only purpose for being in our small town was to notify some family of the dead son. All who saw those cars would pass the word that the military was here to give out bad news.
Everyone in the country was so united and suffered along with every family who lost a love one. When military personnel were home on leave, the were welcome everywhere. Store owners would not allow them to pay for gas, food or anything.
Something kinda unusual, my Aung Myrtle Baughn (husband died when he was 32 years old) had 5 sons. Milton, Hollis, Wayne, Henry and Ray Willie Baughn. All 5 sons were in the military, 3 drafted and 2 enlisted.. Hollis got a battlefield commission. Ray, who died a few years ago, served on a sub. He told me that he once served 17 months on the sub without touching dry ground. I haven't checked, but I wonder if google has anything on this unusual family.
I have a picture of Myrtle Baughn seated and her 5 boys standing behind her that was published in the Haleyville Ala newspaper in the 1940's.
I have been married for almost 23 years to a Russian. Our TV is on one of the Russian stations from the time she gets up until the time she goes to bed. After 22 + years I am still amazed at what a big deal WW II is to todays Russians. WW II movies and documentaries make up a surprising amount of TV time every week. The death toll and hardships suffered by the Russian people during WW II was bad, the death toll inflected on the Russian people by Lenin and Stalin makes WW II seem like a walk in the park.
The Russian people have never been free. Even today they have a controlled media, much like the U. S. of A. We wont even go into what happens if you cross Putin. There are two classes of Russians. Those that have and those that don't. Those that don't have much are very impoverished by American standards.
dreher, perhaps you and your wife would enjoy the two following Russian movies. Both are in Russian with available English subtitles on Amazon prime.
One is Tankers, a really good movie about a KV-1 crew in action. This movie is based on a KV-1 crew that destroyed 18 pieces of German armour.
And the other is T-34... The battle inside a Russian village between a Panzer Mk1V and a T-34 is epic. Very well done.
yes! both good movies. also "Combat T-34"., also "White Tiger", is a Russian tank movie with a sci-fi twist. subtitles available
Siege of Sevastopol is a great movie about that Russian lady sniper Ludmilla Sxxxkov