Posted on April 4, 2026
The 588th Night Bomber Regiment, an all-female Soviet Air Forces unit. They flew outdated Polikarpov Po-2 biplanes at night, cutting their engines near targets to glide silently bomb German positions. The Germans called them Nachthexen (Night Witches) due to the whooshing sound resembling broomsticks.
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