Online-Vortrag von Dr. Alexandra Pulvermacher am 28. April: The Fate of Female Soviet Prisoners of War in Occupied Soviet Union, 1941-44
The Wehrmacht’s style of warfare in Western Europe was very different
from its conduct in the Soviet Union, where it openly flouted international
law. This disregard led to extreme violence, much of it directed at
captured Red Army soldiers. During the Second World War, more than
800,000 women served in the Red Army in roles such as medics,
interpreters, couriers, secretaries, machinists, logisticians and snipers.
Alongside the prevailing enemy stereotype of Judeo-Bolshevism, the
German occupiers also promoted the image of the ‚Russian gunwoman‘
to characterise female soldiers. This presentation examines the
experiences of Soviet female prisoners of war and offers a comparative
analysis with those of their male counterparts.
