The Female Tank Commander
It was somewhat uncommon for a woman to be a celebrated war hero, but Aleksandra Samusenko achieved this status irrespective of her challenges within the Soviet Ukranian system. As it were, she was the only woman in the Tank Army at the time.
The Female Tank Commander
Aleksandra famously saved her entire crew from a deadly ambush in the Battle of Kursk. She served as a lieutenant from 1943, but didn’t end up seeing the end of the war, having been crushed by tank tracks and losing her life along the way.
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