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Post by kemp on Jun 4, 2018 8:09:24 GMT -5
I have seen depictions of fantasy warrior women, and interpretations of ancient women of war, but here is real female power from recent history. Russian fighter pilots from the all female 588th Night Bomber regiment during WW2, dubbed Night Witches by Nazis for their bombing raids during the battle of Stalingrad.
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Post by kemp on Jun 4, 2018 8:15:53 GMT -5
Roza Shanina - the young, beautiful and deadly sniper credited with 95 confirmed enemy kills, "the unseen terror of East Prussia". In the Belorussian campaign in 1944, Shanina was given command of a platoon of female snipers and awarded the Order of Glory after killing 46 Germans with her Mosin-Nagant rifle .
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Post by kemp on Jun 4, 2018 8:37:18 GMT -5
A Yugoslav Partisan fighter of WW2. French Resistance
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Post by kemp on Jun 7, 2018 9:10:09 GMT -5
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Post by kemp on Jun 8, 2018 17:44:25 GMT -5
A few more pics to do with women that worked in the armed services/fighting units of combat and non combat roles in the World Wars of the 20th century. Jacqueline Cochran, a former beautician turned pilot, was an important contributor to the formation of the Womens Airforce Service Pilots (WASP ), and also has the distinction of being one of the fasters pilots of her generation. ‘In 1938 she won the Bendix race and also set a transcontinental speed record and an altitude record’ ‘https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/beautician-turned-pilot-jacqueline-cochran-ruled-sky-as-the-fastest-woman-on-wings/news-story/63723551b4dd4e421f081a3f0117945d’ In 1997, the US Post office finally honored one of the greatest pilots who ever lived with her own 50¢ stamp .
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Post by kemp on Jun 8, 2018 17:49:20 GMT -5
I will finally include the Serbian Milunka Savic in the category of women breaking records or setting benchmarks in the wartime military services, one of the most decorated female combatants in the entire history of warfare. She was awarded the French Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) twice Russian Cross of St. George, British medal of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael, Serbian Miloš Obilić medal She was the sole female recipient of the French Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 with the gold palm attribute for service in World War I.
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Post by emerald on Jun 9, 2018 15:17:54 GMT -5
I will finally include the Serbian Milunka Savic in the category of women breaking records or setting benchmarks in the wartime military services, one of the most decorated female combatants in the entire history of warfare. She was awarded the French Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) twice Russian Cross of St. George, British medal of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael, Serbian Miloš Obilić medal She was the sole female recipient of the French Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 with the gold palm attribute for service in World War I. Hey Kemp, thanks for this. I'm ashamed I'd never heard of Milunka Savic before. Helluva life.
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Post by kemp on Jun 10, 2018 1:51:56 GMT -5
I will finally include the Serbian Milunka Savic in the category of women breaking records or setting benchmarks in the wartime military services, one of the most decorated female combatants in the entire history of warfare. She was awarded the French Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) twice Russian Cross of St. George, British medal of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael, Serbian Miloš Obilić medal She was the sole female recipient of the French Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 with the gold palm attribute for service in World War I. Hey Kemp, thanks for this. I'm ashamed I'd never heard of Milunka Savic before. Helluva life.
Yes, she apparently took her brother's place when the call up was made, cut her her short and dressed as a man until she was found out after being wounded. Her commanding officer said that combat was no place for a young woman and wanted to transfer her to the Nursing division, but she insisted on serving her country as a combatant, had already more than proved her capability in that role, and was sent back to her infantry unit.
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Post by kemp on Jun 10, 2018 2:15:49 GMT -5
I should have noted our very own badass female spy Nancy Wake. She is depicted in one of the pics I posted on the French Resistance. Nancy Wake, an Aussie ( o.k. she was originally from Wellington, New Zealand before arriving in Australia as a kid with her parents ) living in France who decided at the beginning of the second world war that she just had to help out. She bought an ambulance before becoming the leader of a guerrilla resistance group in southern France, a gun runner, and a resistance recruiter. One time she even killed an SS sentry with her bare hands to prevent him from raising the alarm during a raid. The Germans called her the 'White Mouse' due to her ability to evade capture. She was tough as nails, beautiful and also had a mouth about her. On Mar 1 1944 Wake was parachuted into the Auvergne, becoming a liaison between London and the local maquis group headed by Captain Henri Tardivat in the Forest of Tronçais. Upon discovering her tangled in a tree, Captain Tardivat greeted her remarking, "I hope that all the trees in France bear such beautiful fruit this year", to which she replied, "Don't give me that French shit."
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Post by buxom9sorceress on Jun 10, 2018 15:21:37 GMT -5
- - the Lovecraft Coven continue their archiving ? ==== ==== > Thanks for all posts in here. [ variety, and women, are the spice of life ] ---
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Post by kemp on Jun 11, 2018 10:15:05 GMT -5
And now for something completely offbeat. Man, I am really enjoying looking at vintage photos. The 'time travelling' hipster. This photo has been circulating around the net since 2010, some claim that it proves time travel cause the man in the causal attire looks to modern to fit the 1940's setting. The image is not Photoshopped and the original can be found at the Bralorne Pioneer Museum in British Columbia, Canada. It's a fun photo, but the reality is that this guy's attire fits the time, he is simply hip ahead of his time. An explanation wafflesatnoon.com/time-traveling-hipster/People like this crop up in history from time to time.
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Post by buxom9sorceress on Jun 11, 2018 13:49:56 GMT -5
And now for something completely offbeat. Man, I am really enjoying looking at vintage photos. The 'time travelling' hipster. This photo has been circulating around the net since 2010, some claim that it proves time travel cause the man in the causal attire looks to modern to fit the 1940's setting. The image is not Photoshopped and the original can be found at the Bralorne Pioneer Museum in British Columbia, Canada. It's a fun photo, but the reality is that this guy's attire fits the time, he is simply hip ahead of his time. it looks like Trek Commander Data disguised on a time-bollocks away mission? --- and... the actor who brilliantly played the slob ed bundy [ married with...] is in the front row, by the car?
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Post by buxom9sorceress on Jun 11, 2018 15:47:31 GMT -5
- - "Atali sent me. Where is the lump of maggot puke they call conan?"
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Post by buxom9sorceress on Jun 11, 2018 15:58:19 GMT -5
- - called desert witch. a great very weird horror monster which should be used in a conan tv episode?
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Post by buxom9sorceress on Jun 12, 2018 0:33:17 GMT -5
- - fantasy judge dredd goes east - beyond Khitai ? ---
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