Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Bhuvasorakul, Jessica Leigh
URN	etd-03302004-154056
Title	Unit Cohesion Among the Three Soviet Women's Air Regiments During World War II
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	Social Sciences, College of - Interdisciplinary Programs
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jonathan A. Grant Committee Chair Ljubisa S. Adamovich Committee Member Michael K. Launer Committee Member
Keywords	World War II Soviet Airwomen Unit Cohesion
Date of Defense	2004-03-25
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The Soviet Union was unique in its use of women for combat roles, becoming the first state to use female pilots to fly combat missions. "Unit Cohesion Among the Three Soviet Women's Air Regiments During World War II" analyzes the factors that shaped the cohesion of the three women's regiments formed from Aviation Group No. 122. Unit cohesion is the glue that holds together a military unit through times of adversity, fear of death, and unimaginable suffering and sacrifice. Many factors affect the cohesion of a unit. The factors discussed in this study are: the effectiveness of command, the plane each regiment flew, the gender composition of the unit, and the reaction of men to the women fighting. This thesis utilized the published memoirs written by veterans of the women's regiments along with interviews conducted years later by Anne Noggle and Reina Pennington. The study of these women presents a tremendous opportunity to straddle military history, women's studies, and Russian history to establish precedence in contemporary debates surrounding the use of female combatants.
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