More than 250,000 women served in the ATS during the Second World War, making it the largest of the women's services. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force was founded in June 1939 to free …

2018年6月22日 · After Germany declared war women were enlisted in the British Women’s Land Army (WLA). By August 1940, about 7,000 women had enlisted in the army. However, with the …

2015年4月16日 · With thousands of men away serving in the armed forces, British women took on a variety of jobs during the Second World War. They also played a vital role on the home front, …

The ATS was the women’s branch of the British Army. Initially women were recruited for driving, cooking and typing but eventually they carried out roles such as manning searchlights and anti …

2015年5月5日 · Now adapted into a major ITV drama, Home Fires, Jambusters: The Story of the Women’s Institute in the Second World War recounts the immensely important and often …

2011年2月17日 · There was much more to women's work during World War Two than 'Make Do and Mend'. They built tanks, worked in rescue teams, and operated behind enemy lines. ...

2020年5月4日 · The British Newspaper Archive takes a closer look at women's contribution to the war effort during the Second World War. ... for the first time, British women were conscripted …

When the Second World War broke out in 1939 just over five million women were in work. By 1943 that number stood well in excess of seven million. As men from all over the country …

Formed in 1938, the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) was the women’s branch of the British Army during WW2 and counted HRH Princess Elizabeth amongst its members. It was …

2015年4月21日 · With thousands of men away serving in the armed forces, British women took on a variety of jobs during the Second World War. They also played a vital role on the home front, …