This video looks at women serving in the Soviet military during World War II. Many women who saw their villages emptied of husbands, sons, and fathers who would never again return home, decided to enlist to fight back Nazi invasion. While the vast majority of these brave women would become nurses or would engage in support roles, there were exceptions who would directly engage in combat as pilots or even snipers. Two such snipers were the renowned Lyudmila Pavlichenko and Nina Petrova. These exceptional women would win equivalent honors as the American 'Medals of Honor' and the world would hear of their bravery and combat effectiveness. Pavlichenko would kill 309 Nazi soldiers, 36 of whom were snipers. Petrova's confirmed kills would weigh in at 122, and she would add to her achievements a list of 500 snipers she personally trained. Despite the very difficult physical demands of combat, and the sociological hurdles which make it very hard for women to serve on the front lines, these warrior poets garnered the respect of all. Today, many women look up to female warriors in the UFC to include UFC Champions Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes. Other young women idolize fictitious warriors like Gal Gadot in the 2018 movie Wonder Woman. Whether in the Octagon, in Hollywood movies, or the real stories from history, the subject of female warriors is alive and gaining traction.

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