shikamaru317 said:
Sorry, didn't clarify, I was referring British Women with my statement. The trailer depicts a British infantry-woman. A Russian infantry woman in the trailer would have been perfectly acceptable. Whilst women were limited in some of their roles, they were expected to perform to the same standard as a male soldier performing the same role, and although they could not participate in frontline combat, still manned anti-aircraft guns and defences which actively engaged hostile aircraft above Britain. Women went through the same military training, lived in the same conditions and did almost the same jobs as men, with the exception of not being able to participate in front-line combat. This small but important distinction meant that women did not tend to be nominated for medals of valour or bravery, because they were only awarded for “active operations against enemy in the field”, which women could not take part in.[30] Women were also distinct because of the titles by which they were addressed in the army, although these tended to be no different from their male counterparts. They wore the same rank insignia as their male counterparts. Many members of the ATS were respected by the units they were attached to despite their different insignia.[30] The only major difference between an ATS member and a male member of the Regular Army was discipline: a woman was not allowed to be court marshalled unless she herself chose to be. The women in the service were also under the authority of the women officers of the ATS, instead of the male officers they served directly under. This meant any disciplinary action was entirely in the hands of the ATS, removing male influence from the process.[30] |
British women on the front lines parachuted in, did assassinations and so on. There were only dozens of such women rather than thousands, but the story may be focused on only a few specific people.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/soe_01.shtml
http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/winston-churchills-world-war-ii-special-operations-executive-revealed-in-bbc-tv-series/news-story/524ba6fd431a216b9e0a0c7a48e0915b
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Operations_Executive

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