A unique women's night bomber regiment was created in 1942 and ended its combat journey near Berlin. Irina Rakobolskaya, chief of staff of the regiment, and Natalya Kravtsova, pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, remember their fellow soldiers, night flights under anti-aircraft fire, and how women lived during the war. 10 girls from Moscow University also fought in the regiment; they interrupted their studies and voluntarily went to the front. Published with financial support from Lomonosov Moscow State University.
A unique women's night bomber regiment was created in 1942 and ended its combat journey near Berlin. Irina Rakobolskaya, chief of staff of the regiment, and Natalya Kravtsova, pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, remember their fellow soldiers, night flights under anti-aircraft fire, and how women lived during the war. 10 girls from Moscow University also fought in the regiment; they interrupted their studies and voluntarily went to the front. Published with financial support from Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Moscow University Press
