Russian Women Soldiers During World War I

In almost every age and era and virtually every area of the world women have engaged in combat, partly with the knowledge and consent of the military authorities and partly unknown to the latter, in which case, disguised, they made their way into the army. Statistics concerning the number of female soldiers in the various armies during the World War were not published; we have to rely upon speculation it is true that there were …

…e information is false and/or misleading. Much of the information about women in the military especially the "Women's Death Battalion" is propaganda. It is very difficult to come by quality information that pertains to the subject of Russian Women Soldiers during World War One. But from what is available they had limited but important roles in Russia's military. Women basically had the fate of Russia on their shoulders during one point of the war.