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At the time of USA entering WW II fewer than 7000 women were enlisted as Nurses in US Army. However, within six months of entering war this number swelled to 12000. Many nurses were decorated with medals like Distinguished Service medal which is second only to the highest Medal of Honor.
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∙ 15y agoDuring WWII, it was a COMMUNIST PRACTICE to employ females in combat. NOT the Allied Nations. See book on Soviet Female Fighter Pilots during WWII: "Night Witches."
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∙ 10y ago17 nurses were killed in WW2. one answer says 200, and that's a lie. we would of stopped sending nurses over if that much had died.
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Did women suffer in World War 2?
yes because women nurses were in the war as medical help but sometimes they were threatened by the other team or killed
How many people were killed in World War II?
2 million people were killed in World War II.
How many Oklahomans were killed in World War 1?
5000
How many nurses died in World War I?
Nurses in the civil war would be taking care of wounded troops and then enemys would come and start a battle and nurses would be in the middle of combat so a pretty good bit of nurses died. Union Nurses Deaths: 430 Confederate Nurses Deaths: 216
How many German soldiers were killed during World War 2?
5.53 Million German Soldiers were reportedly to be killed during World War 2.
How many Australian nurses were killed in world war 2?
78.
Were women nurses killed in World War 1?
no they were ninjaas
How many nurses in World War 2 were Black?
none
How many nurses where there in World War 2?
There were hundreds of thousands of nurses in the Allied Forces both on the war front and the home fronts. They came from countries all over the world. The ironic thing was that Hitler had the fewest nurses and medics for his forces and he started the entire war! In the US Forces there were close to 200,000 or more. Sadly, some of them were killed on the front by stray shrapnel or bullets.
Did women suffer in World War 2?
yes because women nurses were in the war as medical help but sometimes they were threatened by the other team or killed
Did any nurses die in the war?
Nurses were killed in air raids on military hospitals including 58 General Hospital in 1917 & Etaples in 1918. Many more died from diseases caught from patients.
How many Australian where killed in World War 1?
60,000 were killed
How many nurses died during World War 2?
In the U.S. Army Nurse Corps alone, over 217 nurses died.
How many people were nurses in the war?
Which War?
What do World War 2 nurses were?
dont no
Why were women in World War 2?
Women that were in World War 2 did not fight in the war. The women did many of the other types of jobs such as being nurses and driving vehicles.
How many nurses died during the Vietnam war?
Males nurses also existed in the service during the cold war. Female military nurses served: 1. WWII-68,000 female nurses; 200 were killed. 2. Korea-600 female nurses, none allowed to serve on the front lines. 3. Vietnam-7,500 female nurses; none allowed to be on the front lines, 8 were killed, all but one by accidents.
