This master's thesis studies primary and secondary historical sources, mostly accounts of former armed forces soldiers who were active during the Second World War, and tries to portray the role of women in armed forces in the Slovenian territory between the years 1941 and 1945. It focuses on the women who were involved in different indirect and/or direct support activities organised by the occupying forces and two Slovene political and ideological camps. The paper depicts different ideological views of women, ways of addressing and treating them, different experience, and women recruitment to fulfil goals normally set by men. It also offers insight into the motivation and motives of women to participate in the war, as well as interpersonal relationships in the armed forces, activities, and women cooperation. Last but not least, it addresses different consequences of war for women, influences on gender roles, and gender order.
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