Women in Combat: The World War II Experience in the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union

This article discusses the important role played by women in European armies during World War II. Their participation stands in stark contrast to attitudes in the United States. Although women were in the US armed forces during WWII, they did not fight in combat. The differences in the roles women played in the armed forces of the US, UK, Germany and the USSR during WWII are discussed.