2017 - Call of Duty - WWII
Åh nej! Jag som började så självsäkert att lista karaktärer i spelserien i tron att det skulle motbevisa tesen att det pågår en storskalig historierevisionism, och så ramlar jag på det här, ett spel som påstår att brittiska SOE och franska motståndsrörelsen hade kvinnliga agenter och aktiva kombatanter under ockupationen.
Hmmm, efter att ha läst lite om SEO så verkar det som att de hade det:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonya_Butt
Sonya Butt var inte ensam om att som brittisk SEO-operatör fallskärmshoppa in bakom fiendens linjer och jobba som spion:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_SOE_agents
Och franska motståndsrörelsen utgjordes som bekant av en betydande minoritet kvinnliga kombatanter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_...nch_Resistance
Spelet gör inte dessa kvinnor till huvudpersoner, men de får vara med, trots att de flesta som dog var män. Men spelet är historie-fantasy. När det kommer till kritan var inte pojakrna/männen några mördarmaskiner heller.
Här finns en öppning för en Off-topic-diskussion om den militära apparatens behov att lära människan överkomma sin motvilja att döda, och diskussioner från militärpsykologer/historiker etc att bara en minoritet av alla soldater faktiskt avfyrade sina vapen, men jag tycker vi lämnar den diskussionen därhän eftersom det räcker med att vi nöjer oss med att vi vet att de enda soldater från dessa krig med någon betydande kill count, som ens var i närheten av den hos krigsspelens protagonister var krypskyttarna och piloterna till bombplanen, och där finns det historiska exempel av kvinnliga sådana som hade kill count som kunde räknas i hundratalet, fast på det mer jämställda Sovjets sida. Se "Lady Death", Lyudmila Pavlichenko, som sades ha 309 bekräftade kills och som fick möta den amerikanska presidenten och fick en hyllningslåt till sig komponerad av Woodie Guthrie:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Pavlichenko
https://youtu.be/IEmOalZOyjU
Citat:
On June 6, 1944, United States Army Private First Class Ronald "Red" Daniels (Brett Zimmerman), of the 1st Infantry Division, assaults Omaha Beach with his platoon as part of the Normandy landings, accompanied by PFCs Robert Zussman (Jonathan Tucker), Frank Aiello (Jeff Schine), and Drew Stiles (Kevin Coubal); as well as the abrasive and alcoholic Technical Sergeant William Pierson (Josh Duhamel) and First Lieutenant Joseph Turner (Jeffrey Pierce). Zussman is stabbed by a German soldier during the battle, but recovers after being dragged to safety by Daniels.
On July 25 and 26, the platoon accompanies the 745th Tank Battalion as part of Operation Cobra, liberating the town of Marigny; Daniels learns that Pierson was demoted after recklessly leading his men to their deaths during the Battle of Kasserine Pass.
On August 20, the platoon is ordered by Colonel Davis (Matt Riedy) to conduct an operation with British Special Operations Executive officers Arthur Crowley (David Alpay) and Vivian Harris (Helen Sadler) to intercept and destroy a German armored train carrying V-2 rockets, rendezvousing with French resistance member Camille "Rousseau" Denis (Bella Dayne).
On July 25 and 26, the platoon accompanies the 745th Tank Battalion as part of Operation Cobra, liberating the town of Marigny; Daniels learns that Pierson was demoted after recklessly leading his men to their deaths during the Battle of Kasserine Pass.
On August 20, the platoon is ordered by Colonel Davis (Matt Riedy) to conduct an operation with British Special Operations Executive officers Arthur Crowley (David Alpay) and Vivian Harris (Helen Sadler) to intercept and destroy a German armored train carrying V-2 rockets, rendezvousing with French resistance member Camille "Rousseau" Denis (Bella Dayne).
Åh nej! Jag som började så självsäkert att lista karaktärer i spelserien i tron att det skulle motbevisa tesen att det pågår en storskalig historierevisionism, och så ramlar jag på det här, ett spel som påstår att brittiska SOE och franska motståndsrörelsen hade kvinnliga agenter och aktiva kombatanter under ockupationen.
Hmmm, efter att ha läst lite om SEO så verkar det som att de hade det:
Citat:
Butt was only a schoolgirl at the start of the war, and would not be due to join up for at least a couple of years. Her preference was for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), as her father had served in the RAF himself, but the minimum age join the WAAF was 17½. Butt joined up the very day she became eligible: 14 November 1941, becoming 454240 Aircraftwoman (ACW) Butt. She served in the Administrative Branch.
In 1941, women were banned from front-line service. In April 1942, however, this provision was changed and one of the first organisations to take advantage of this was the Special Operations Executive (SOE). SOE trained teams to operate 'behind the lines' in countries under Nazi occupation. The role of courier was particularly important, as movements around a district were likely to encounter German check-points, and a male of military or working age attracted adverse attention; a woman on a bicycle, however, was less likely to be suspected, and if she attracted attention at all, it was usually the sort that makes a besotted sentry forget to check papers and luggage properly. SOE began to look for potential female couriers, but the work was highly dangerous and required toughness mind and body to perform under such pressure, so SOE had to be very demanding, very selective and very secretive.
(...)
On 28 May 1944, Butt was parachuted into the department of the Sarthe in the area of Le Mans with Francisque Eugene Bec and Pierre-Raimond Glaesner to work as a courier, under the codename "Blanche", for Christopher Hudson (codename Albin), the organizer of the Reseau (Circuit) Headmaster.[1][2] She was one of the last WAAFs landed in France before the Allied invasion, only nine days before D-Day. After one of the other agents (Francisque Eugene Bec) dropped with her was shot during a battle between the Maquis and the Germans on 16 June, Sonya took on the additional role of weapons instructor.[2] She later said, "I filled in wherever the need arose."[3] As a courier, her primary responsibilities were to carry money, pass messages and maintain contact with the SOE agents, Maquis and local operatives working with the circuit.[2]
In 1941, women were banned from front-line service. In April 1942, however, this provision was changed and one of the first organisations to take advantage of this was the Special Operations Executive (SOE). SOE trained teams to operate 'behind the lines' in countries under Nazi occupation. The role of courier was particularly important, as movements around a district were likely to encounter German check-points, and a male of military or working age attracted adverse attention; a woman on a bicycle, however, was less likely to be suspected, and if she attracted attention at all, it was usually the sort that makes a besotted sentry forget to check papers and luggage properly. SOE began to look for potential female couriers, but the work was highly dangerous and required toughness mind and body to perform under such pressure, so SOE had to be very demanding, very selective and very secretive.
(...)
On 28 May 1944, Butt was parachuted into the department of the Sarthe in the area of Le Mans with Francisque Eugene Bec and Pierre-Raimond Glaesner to work as a courier, under the codename "Blanche", for Christopher Hudson (codename Albin), the organizer of the Reseau (Circuit) Headmaster.[1][2] She was one of the last WAAFs landed in France before the Allied invasion, only nine days before D-Day. After one of the other agents (Francisque Eugene Bec) dropped with her was shot during a battle between the Maquis and the Germans on 16 June, Sonya took on the additional role of weapons instructor.[2] She later said, "I filled in wherever the need arose."[3] As a courier, her primary responsibilities were to carry money, pass messages and maintain contact with the SOE agents, Maquis and local operatives working with the circuit.[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonya_Butt
Sonya Butt var inte ensam om att som brittisk SEO-operatör fallskärmshoppa in bakom fiendens linjer och jobba som spion:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_SOE_agents
Och franska motståndsrörelsen utgjordes som bekant av en betydande minoritet kvinnliga kombatanter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_...nch_Resistance
Spelet gör inte dessa kvinnor till huvudpersoner, men de får vara med, trots att de flesta som dog var män. Men spelet är historie-fantasy. När det kommer till kritan var inte pojakrna/männen några mördarmaskiner heller.
Här finns en öppning för en Off-topic-diskussion om den militära apparatens behov att lära människan överkomma sin motvilja att döda, och diskussioner från militärpsykologer/historiker etc att bara en minoritet av alla soldater faktiskt avfyrade sina vapen, men jag tycker vi lämnar den diskussionen därhän eftersom det räcker med att vi nöjer oss med att vi vet att de enda soldater från dessa krig med någon betydande kill count, som ens var i närheten av den hos krigsspelens protagonister var krypskyttarna och piloterna till bombplanen, och där finns det historiska exempel av kvinnliga sådana som hade kill count som kunde räknas i hundratalet, fast på det mer jämställda Sovjets sida. Se "Lady Death", Lyudmila Pavlichenko, som sades ha 309 bekräftade kills och som fick möta den amerikanska presidenten och fick en hyllningslåt till sig komponerad av Woodie Guthrie:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyudmila_Pavlichenko
https://youtu.be/IEmOalZOyjU
