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11. If you ever visit Russia, you will be floored by the sheer number of WWII related memorials.

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 03:01 PM

Jul 2013

And the stories...the older generation in Russia (when I visited in the 80s and 90s) had terrifying stories....

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USA Today: Nazi-fighting 'Night Witch' dead at 91 [View all] Poll_Blind Jul 2013 OP

They ruled the sky. Octafish Jul 2013 #1

Very interesting, thanks BrotherIvan Jul 2013 #2

Truly awesome, and I never even heard about these heroines Hekate Jul 2013 #3

There have been women warriors since the beginning of time. matthews Jul 2013 #13

Yo Hollywood Sylvarose Jul 2013 #4

I agree. Kadie Jul 2013 #7

The Soviet Union did more to stop Hitler than any other nation n/t Yavin4 Jul 2013 #6

Something like 9 out every 10 German soldiers killed were by the soviets Populist_Prole Jul 2013 #8

We don't really know what it's like to be in a real war zone. matthews Jul 2013 #14

Stalingrad. Wow. Yavin4 Jul 2013 #10

What a total badass. arely staircase Jul 2013 #12