Alexandra
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I'll just answer question 4.
Yes, the Germans did, though only towards the end of the war, in AA Flak units in the big cities. It's estimated that no more than 100,000 women served in such roles, though it was probably much less.
As for the Soviets, it's known that at least 1,000,000 women served, across the board, in all units, including infantry. There were very few all female units, except in aviation, and those that there were tended not to work well - again, except in aviation, but the Soviet's did utilize anyone who wanted to fight.
On a side note, I've never found any references to the Soviet's drafting women - which means that all 1,000,000+ were, probably,. volunteers.
Also, the numbers estimate does not include partisans.
Alex
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