The Red Army Oath of enlistment ceremony of the Soviet female soldiers during Great Patriotic War (1941 – 1945). The Eastern Front of the Second World War in Europe.
In the Red Army during World War II, women were not only supporting roles, such as signalers, nurses. There were even infantry units: 1st separate female backup Infantry Regiment, 1st single female volunteer infantry brigade (OZhDSBr) of 7 battalions with a total strength of 7000 men. They were mostly 19-20-year-old Russian girls.