Course Title: (HIS239) NIGHT WITCHES: WOMEN NIGHT FLYERS OF WWII

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until May 31, 2026.

The ''Night Witches'' were the female Soviet Pilots who flew with the 588th Night Bomber Regiment. A famous female Soviet pilot urged Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to create an all-female air group. The Night Witches are remembered as a symbol of Soviet women's courage and resilience during WWII. This presentation will focus on the heroics of these female pilots in both the air and on the ground, facing indeterminable discrimination.

Course Pre-requisites
(required) OLLI Annual Membership

Course Information: HIS239

Schedule:

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording available to view from January 1 to May 31, 2026.

Times:

12:00am-12:00am EST

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Price:

OLLI Digital Library : $8.00

Course Notes:

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording available to view from January 1 to May 31, 2026.

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Additional Resources

Amy Gray

Biography:

AMY GRAY is a retired member of the United StatesArmy, where she served 25 years, which included two combat tours in Afghanistanwith a Bronze Star. She is a military historian with expertise in areas thatinclude women in the military, the Homefront, female pilots, and medicalhistory. In 2010, Amy earned a clinical doctorate at Virginia Commonwealth University,and she earned a Ph.D. from the Military College in 2013.

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