Night Witches - Film by Gunilla Bresky part 06
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- Опубликовано: 26 фев 2013
- Interview with Hero of the Soviet Union Rufina Gasheva, Hero of the Soviet Union Nadezhda Popova, Hero of the Russian Federation Aleksandra Akimova, Irina Rakobolskaya, Irina Dryagina, Olga Yakovleva, Klavdiya Ryzhkova (Deryabina), Raisa Mazdrina.
#NightWitches #WWII #History
Just finished watching this most amazing, inspiring and deeply moving documentary. Great work in telling the story of extraordinary women doing extraordinary things. Thanks so much for sharing. Absolutely timeless.
Now my family are asking why I'm crying! What amazing women. 💜
An absolutely superb and very moving documentary. Highly recommended. Well done to Gunilla Bresky for compiling so much history which could easily have been lost. These incredible lasses deserve the respect of everyone.
Thank you for the film. Tear came to my eye when I watched the film. The whole world is forever grateful to the Soviet people for their contributions in WWII. It was Soviet red army & red airforce that defeated Nazi Germany.
Noble proud and brave women I salute them and this most evocative and very interesting documentary film.
I think I watched this in the wrong time. I was with my family in the airport waiting for the flight and I boarded the aircraft crying like a baby. I had to swear to them that I was just watching a documentary. I am happy to learn about them and teach my family as well. Legends will always live in our hearts.
Supergirls, just Supergirls..and I though I had a difficult job as Bush Pilot..some of these girls flew over 900 night bombing missions fighting at night the also tough Nazi's. On flimsy biplanes at under freezing temps most times. Supergirls.
Some of us think we have it hard, until we see what having it hard really is like. Amazing women, one and all!
Very moving film. Thanks for sharing.
Bellísima historia de la gran mujer rusa.
incredible documentary, absolute bad asses! All of them!!
Don't think I've been more deeply moved in a great many years after watching the entire series of these valiant women who took up the fight to free their nation and many others of the German Invaders. Bless these incredible women for their sacrifices, and you for telling their heroic stories.
What a great story to make a mowie about it! With strong caracters who embroidering flowers in the afternoon and in truth dreaming about love (they young girls) but must to fight at night because they protect relatives and friends.
Thank you Captain Willard1979 for this truly well put together series of the night Witches. Their history will live with us aviators for life!
In fact, the Night Bomber Regiment (the German name for Night Witches) is one of the three female regiments of the Red Army military aviation during the war on the Eastern Frotn, an example of a day bomber regiment, Maria Dolinа: mail.art-area.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/GxfN2uJCwt8.jpg?w=640 And also a fighter aviation regiment - Lydia Litvyak - pilot ace, the best female fighter pilot in the world in during war II (in all history). she died in an air battle in the summer of 1943 during the Battle of Kursk: i.mycdn.me/i?r=AzEPZsRbOZEKgBhR0XGMT1RkLSOglFbrL_8de7afpc6bnqaKTM5SRkZCeTgDn6uOyic Also, female fighter pilot of Red Army Antonina Lebedeva, she died in an air battle in the summer of 1943 avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-pdb/195449/3cae73e7-ba38-4691-9f0b-0896e53481e5/s1200?webp=false
Amazing!!!!! No words to describe it...
Marvelous story, thanks so much for posting this series.
Wauw! I have just finished watching this and what an extraordinary story! Thanks a lot for sharing this! Fantastic!
Amazing documentary, absolutely amazing women.
In fact, the Night Bomber Regiment (the German name for Night Witches) is one of the three female regiments of the Red Army military aviation during the war on the Eastern Frotn, an example of a day bomber regiment, Maria Dolinа: mail.art-area.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/GxfN2uJCwt8.jpg?w=640 And also a fighter aviation regiment - Lydia Litvyak - pilot ace, the best female fighter pilot in the world in during war II (in all history). she died in an air battle in the summer of 1943 during the Battle of Kursk: i.mycdn.me/i?r=AzEPZsRbOZEKgBhR0XGMT1RkLSOglFbrL_8de7afpc6bnqaKTM5SRkZCeTgDn6uOyic Also, female fighter pilot of Red Army Antonina Lebedeva, she died in an air battle in the summer of 1943 avatars.mds.yandex.net/get-pdb/195449/3cae73e7-ba38-4691-9f0b-0896e53481e5/s1200?webp=false
thanks. great film, very moving
Thanks for posting the series. Good story and how it is presented.
There is a wonderful Russian TV series "Night swallows" (Ночные ласточки). It is these women. Based on the memoirs of legendary women pilots.
Yes, I watched the entire 17 or 18 series. It was a very moving, poignant and wonderfully made film on the exploits of these young, amazingly courageous and patriotic Soviet female pilots with their all-female regiment. Flying in bitter cold, snowy and icy winds with no protection, no aircover, in pitch black nights with constant Nazi Luftwaffe patrol and anti-aircraft flak ! Relieve their comradeship, loves lost and found , lives lost, memories.... Superb Russian series ! Many thanks to the brilliant producers, actors, actresses, scriptwriters and all !
Wonderful Videos!!!!!!!!!
Amazing women, amazing people.
Most fantastic video I have seen you RUclips.
An amazing story. Thank you for sharing it.
where is the heck is the triple A movie on these 'Heavenly Beings' these 'Night Witches' huh didn't even knew they existed till about a few hours ago. Given the worse the military can offer and they mastered it and put the fear of god in the enemy.
Marvelous. We know nothing!
Thanks Captain.
Has any viewer been fortunate to have read or have access to a library with the books
“Night Witches: The Untold Story of Soviet Women in Combat” by Bruce Myles,
and. “A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II” edited by Anne Noggle.
+irobot814 ...I recently purchased the book by Anne Noggle from Amazon. It is a wonderful book, full of first-hand accounts from the women who were part of the three female regiments. I highly recommend this book.
I'm using this film for a research paper I'm writing. I'll give proper college-level citations so there's no plagiarism or copy-right infringement.
Male feminist?
We all should tell marvelous stories of the skill and fortitude of all these women who are among the strongest and bravest I've ever known. I can hardly keep my woman pride inside my chest :D
Jesus Christ! "Can it" you FEMTARD twit!
These women fought for countries survival, NOT feminism, Communism, or Stalin!
It's right, they are they are the most ordinary girls, like everyone else in the world! They love their home, just like everyone else in the world..., and, at the same time, for one girl-pilot = 10 combat missions in one night (!) in a combat aviation regiment of girls is from 17 to 26 years old. The fact: This was the only regiment in the history of aviation of second world war, which always went on a sortie without a parachute...(the girls is from 17 to 26 years old)! Almost every girl from the regiment who survived the battles of war II has more than 700 sorties ! Modern people are not able to comprehend this fact, because the Hell of the second world war remained only in the memory of a few old people... Such a large number of sorties, it turned out, because in one night, each crew made several sorties. Returning from the hell of battle back to the airfield, the plane was again loaded with bombs and again rose into the night sky, back to hell, and so several times a night ! The sun was rising, a new day was beginning the flights ended until the next night, but the girls could not sleep, they closed their eyes and the memory returned the light of the floodlights of anti-aircraft artillery, like a razor blade between life and death. (The "Night Witches" for the nazis around the world).
damn they should make a movie about them..
Epic..........
A triumph of the human spirit.
Whenever I watch veterans of the Great Patriotic War (the USSR name for WW2) I always wish could tell what their medals represent.
A few, like Hero of the Soviet Union are easy to tell. But there are so many others!
And what is the criterion for placement. I note that the Hero medals are always worn at the top of the left pectoral, just below the collarbone.
The rest are a mystery but there certainly must be a protocol.
Order of Lenin , red banner , and many more..
There's a series on a youtube channel, StarMedia, about the Night Witches.
Not done for Communist party, or Stalin - was for "Mother Russia!"
so did these wonder women ever get their planes upgraded at ANY POINT?
No, Po-2 stayed the same. They used what they had in the best way possible.
poor girls.
No! All these girls are volunteers, but they are they are the most ordinary girls, like everyone else in the world! They love their home, just like everyone else in the world ...The one girl pilot and 10 combat missions in one night in a combat aviation regiment of girls is from 17 to 26 years old. The fact: This was the only regiment in the history of aviation of second world war, which always went on a sortie without a parachute...(the girls is from 17 to 26 years old) for comparison with a modern military pilot men! )! Almost every girl from the regiment who survived the battles of war II has more than 700 sorties ! Modern people are not able to comprehend this fact, because the Hell of the second world war remained only in the memory of a few old people... Such a large number of sorties, it turned out, because in one night, each crew made several sorties. Returning from the hell of battle back to the airfield, the plane was again loaded with bombs and again rose into the night sky, back to hell, and so several times a night ! The sun was rising, a new day was beginning the flights ended until the next night, but the girls could not sleep, they closed their eyes and the memory returned the light of the floodlights of anti-aircraft artillery, like a razor blade between life and death. (The "Night Witches" for nazi).