Night Witches Student Activity

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  1. 3. What is one reason Stalin liked using women in his army?
  2. 4. What did the Germans call them (in German)?
  3. 5. What type of bullet ignites one of their planes?
  4. 6. Why did many women know how to fly already?
  5. 8. What ideology promoted gender equality?
  6. 11. Their planes were called a "______ with wings."
  7. 14. Where did women mostly serve in World War 1?
  8. 17. Who helped to create the Night Witches?
Down
  1. 1. Which cause of the World Wars enticed women to join the fight?
  2. 2. How many women died in the 588th?
  3. 7. What medal were German soldiers rumored to get if they shot down a Night Witch?
  4. 9. What were the Night Witches portrayed as in Soviet media?
  5. 10. What type of war were the World Wars?
  6. 12. How many bombs could each plane carry?
  7. 13. What did the Night Witches planes sound like?
  8. 15. How many people were in each group that they flew in?
  9. 16. What could not detect their planes?