Fuck Nazis

  • flan [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    2 years ago

    Can someone explain to me how the tank deal worked? I’m looking at the wikipedia article about her and I have no idea what this means:

    After her husband was killed fighting in 1941, Oktyabrskaya sold her possessions to donate a tank for the war effort

    did she give money to the government to pay for one tank on an assembly line somewhere?

    • Vncredleader@hexbear.net
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      2 years ago

      She wrote to Stalin personally to give her a tank for that money, which he obliged.

      “My husband was killed in action defending the motherland. I want revenge on the fascist dogs for his death and for the death of Soviet people tortured by the fascist barbarians. For this purpose I’ve deposited all my personal savings – 50,000 rubles – to the National Bank in order to build a tank. I kindly ask to name the tank ‘Fighting Girlfriend’ and to send me to the frontline as a driver of said tank.”

    • Azarova [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      2 years ago

      IIRC it was largely symbolic because what she had didn’t come close to paying for a T-34, but they were willing to let her sign up regardless.