Night witches

[ozzy72]

Interesting little piece about the female Soviet pilots in WWII courtesy of the BBC 8-)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8329676.stm

[SeanTK]

VERY interesting and enjoyable listen/watch. Thanks for posting it! 

[WebbPA]

"The Germans called us Night Witches because we never let them get any sleep", she says. "They spread a rumour that we had been injected with some unknown chemicals that enabled us to see so clearly in the pitch black.!"

Oh, those wacky Nazis!

[Hagar]

"The Germans called us Night Witches because we never let them get any sleep", she says. "They spread a rumour that we had been injected with some unknown chemicals that enabled us to see so clearly in the pitch black.!"

Oh, those wacky Nazis!

Not really. Propaganda is used by all sides in wartime & not only on the enemy. The British government's explanation for the success of WWII night-fighter ace John 'Cats Eyes' Cunningham was his liking for carrots which improved his night vision,* hence his nickname. This was to hide the real reason which was the new top-secret AI radar fitted to his Beaufighter. In fact Cunningham disliked carrots. http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/raf.html

*A lot of people still believe that today.

[olderndirt]

Propaganda is used by all sides in wartime

I can still hear 'Lord Haw Haw'