The Russian Women's Battalion of Death (1917) – Russian Women on the Eastern Front of World War One

Maria Bochkareva was the instigator of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death. Part of the Imperial Russian Army this battalion fought along side the Russian men against the Central Powers on the Eastern Front of the First World War. They did take part in the Kerensky Offensive. After the October Revolution the battalion was disbanded. Bochkareva made it to the United States and later returned to join the White Armies led by Admiral Alexander Kolchak.
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– A People's Tragedy. A History of the Russian Revolution (Orlando Figes).
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cndgoEd3fkk

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Imperial Russia (1721-1917) Military March "Прощание славянки" WWI Footage with color
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