10-17-2009, 08:49 AM
I only heard of boys adopted by military units (maybe girls were too?). Judging from the decorations it seems some of the children fought.
I would not agree with the assertion that all of the children pictured at this site were combatants. Some just dressed in military clothes because that was all that was available, the girls wearing the medal were probably Leningrad siege survivors (not combatants), etc. Even some of the adopted boys pictured in military units may have just been given a uniform to be the unit's mascot, but didn't or weren't expected to fight.
I would not agree with the assertion that all of the children pictured at this site were combatants. Some just dressed in military clothes because that was all that was available, the girls wearing the medal were probably Leningrad siege survivors (not combatants), etc. Even some of the adopted boys pictured in military units may have just been given a uniform to be the unit's mascot, but didn't or weren't expected to fight.
