By the end of the war, there were few noncombatant jobs in which women did not serve.
But that wasnt all.
Thousands of women joined the combat through the local resistance, smuggled supplies and information and sabotaged enemy movements.
Many brave women earned medals throughout the war and some even died in service of their country.
A monument to the Women of World War 2 in London.
Here are those memorials.
Violette was sent into occupied France twice.
She was also awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French.
She also has a bronze bust at the Albert Embankment of the River Thames.
Other plaques and memorials with her name are located in France.
Violette Szabos bust in London.
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The humble museum of Violette Szabo.
They were called comfort women.
Young women from the Japanese-occupied Asian countries were abducted from their homes.
Girls were raped and beaten day and night.
Those who became pregnant were forced to have abortions.
Those who didnt comply were executed.
Women’s Active Museum on War and Peace, chronicles the experiences of these comfort women.
The museum is located in Tokyo, Japan.
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The Peace Monument is located outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul.
It consist of a bronze statue of a barefoot, seated girl, depicting a Korean comfort girl.
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War & Women’s Human Rights Museum, in Seoul, South Korea.
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Comfort Women Memorial in Palisades Park, New Jersey, USA.
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Comfort Women monument in Veterans Memorial, Eisenhower Park, New York, USA.
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Comfort Women Memorial Peace Garden, in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
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Comfort women museum in Nanjing, China.
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See more comfort women memorials atpeace.maripo.com
