WOMEN OF THE MARI ASSR ON THE FRONTS OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR

Abstract

The article discusses the exploits of the women of the Mari ASSR on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Particular attention is drawn to their participation in various military units. Concrete examples of the heroism of female snipers, scouts, partisans, pilots are cited, the importance of the task of establishing communications between military units, groups and subunits is noted. It is reported that a significant number of the female population from the Mari Republic assisted the active army, working as nurses and medics. During the Great Patriotic War, they saved the lives of thousands of soldiers of the Red Army, providing them with medical care in hospitals and in a timely manner removing wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Emphasis is placed on the patriotism and dedication of women, who overcame fear in the front and almost on a par with the men who defended the country from the onslaught of German troops. It is indicated that most of them went to the front on a voluntary basis. Already in the first days of the war, numerous applications came to the military registration and enlistment offices of the republic with a request to send them to the front. Women of the Mari ASSR responsibly approached the training of various military specialties and showed results directly at the front. It is emphasized that most of the women who had fought heroically died during the execution of the most important combat missions and were posthumously awarded high awards. The author focuses on the indisputable contribution of women of the Mari ASSR to the Victory during the Great Patriotic War.