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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British people of World War II. It includes British people of World War II that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
The Military ranks of Women's Services in WWII are the military insignia used by the various all female military services and units during World War II. Germany
The following is a list of female agents who served in the field for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. SOE's objectives were to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe (and later, also in occupied Southeast Asia) against the Axis powers, and to aid local resistance movements.
Monument to the Women of World War II (looking north) The initial design involved a female Air Raid Warden sheltering children; however, this was simplified until the final design was created. [2] The bronze monument stands 22 feet (6.7 m) tall, [6] 16 feet (4.9 m) long and 6 feet (1.8 m) wide. [4]
British women in World War II (8 C, 171 P) C. ... Pages in category "Women in World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 230 total.
The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS; often pronounced as an acronym) was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War.It was formed on 9 September 1938, initially as a women's voluntary service, and existed until 1 February 1949, when it was merged into the Women's Royal Army Corps.
About 7,500 women worked in Bletchley Park, the central site for British cryptanalysts during World War II.Women constituted roughly 75% of the workforce there. [1] While women were overwhelmingly under-represented in high-level work such as cryptanalysis, they were employed in large numbers in other important areas, including as operators of cryptographic and communications machinery ...
Women in World War II took on various roles from country to country. World War II involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale; the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable. Rosie the Riveter became an emblem of women's dedication to traditional male labor. [4]