The Women Who Defended The Stalingrad Tractor Factory Against German Panzers

The Real Story of the 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment at Stalingrad. Women against Tanks... The most emblematic women who participated in the Battle of Stalingrad were also the first: those of the 1077th Anti-Aircraft Regiment (Russian: 1077-й зенитный артиллерийский полк). There were several controversial accounts on this unit and its memorable fight on August 23, 1942. Here is the actual story, based on archival data and on the accounts of actual fighters. Here is also the answer to the question as why German accounts speak of a whole-female unit.

Part II of the Three-Episodes Series: Women in the Red Army & Those who served at Stalingrad

Authors and narrators: Anton Joly, Brad Golding, Elena Logacheva


Sources and acknowledgements:
S. Alexeievich: «The Unwomanly Face of War»
L. Ovchinnikova: «Women in Soldiers' greatcoats»
L. Plastikova: «A Few Episodes of the Battle for Stalingrad»
A. Werth: «Russia At War»
J. Hellbeck: «Stalingrad, The City that Defeated the Third Reich»
J. Mark: «Island of Fire»
E. Joly: «Victory At All Cost»
A. Drabkin: Veterans’ interviews on iremember.ru


Special thanks to Egor Kobiakov, Alexander D, Dmitry Baranov
and the communities at waralbum.ru / warspot.ru / nordrigel.livejournal.com

Video footage:
The Unknown War: The Defense of Stalingrad
Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr.630

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