taco-man-andre:Aleksandra Samusenko was one of the few female tank officers of the Soviet armed forc
taco-man-andre:Aleksandra Samusenko was one of the few female tank officers of the Soviet armed forces. She served as a tank commander from 1943 to 1944. Samusenko gained fame for her heroic actions during the Battle of Kursk and subsequently evaded an ambush where their commander was killed. -- source link
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