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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
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