WWII with Soviet women generals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_women_in_the_Great_Patriotic_War

WI there'd been, among these Soviet combat women- esp from among the ranks of their combat pilots- some who'd risen to the rank of general in the Red Army ? Such a prospect wouldn't have been unthinkable at all, given the relative diversity and egalitarianism amongst STAVKA's general ranks- such as Bagramian (Armenian), Rokossovsky (Polish), or numerous Jews.

Perhaps such candidates as Marina Raskova- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Raskova
or Lydia Litvyak or Katya Budanova- if they hadn't been shot down and killed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Litvyak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katya_Budanova
 
If they retain the women's Battallions following the Revolution and incorporate the officers/soldiers from them into the Red Army you might see something like this happening. Though probably after the civil war they would be encouraged to leave, and wouldn't have time to reach that high a rank.
 
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