Tonight We Fly! the Soviet Night Witches of WWII

Tonight We Fly! the Soviet Night Witches of WWII

by Claudia Hagen

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Tonight We Fly! the Soviet Night Witches of WWII Book Details

War:

World War II

Perspective:

Pilots

Military Unit:

Red Army

True Story:

Yes

Biography:

No

Region:

Europe

Page Count:

256

Published Date:

2017

ISBN13:

9781543036671

Tonight We Fly! the Soviet Night Witches of WWII Book Description

The Soviet Night Witches were the most extraordinary and historically significant female fighting forces during WWII. These young women became the first in the world to fly combat missions, the first "stealth Bombers" in the truest sense of the term, and some of the most feared pilots during the war. They relentlessly bombed and harassed German strongholds in the dark of night. The Germans despised them, placed bounties on them and called them Nachtexen, Night Witches. They were the most highly decorated regiment in the Soviet Air Force. AND, there was no witchcraft involved!