Before the pitchforks and torches come out, just hear me out.
Look, I get that men made up the majority of soldiers in the large scale. But black soldiers weren't a majority compared to white soldiers. Should they be stricken from the record books? There was a large amount of people in Germany who disagreed with the Nazis, but since they weren't the vast majority, should they be washed away? History's not as simple as that.
I'm a major history fan, especially when it comes military conflicts, so it irritates when commentors and youtubers claim something is 'historical revisionism' just because it's not a majority of cases. It's not SJW talk to say that we shouldn't just focus exclusively on the majority and not include the roles other groups played in the largest conflict in human history to date.
I'm against real historical revisionism by SJWs and the like, but that's just not the case when it comes to WW2. I know there will be some people who still say all the usual talking points, that I hate history and I'm a SJW leftist who wants to ruin gaming, but that's not who I am. I'm advocating for telling all the stories, not just that of the vast majority.
To wrap this up, I'm aware that there were some alleged developer agendas behind the scenes, but that's neither here nor there. If you want to call me names, go right ahead, but don't expect me to engage with insults. If you have a genuine and polite opinion, that I will respond to. Let's be civil, okay?
If you made it this far, here's a few paragraphs on female military service in WW2, from the USSR, Britian, and Germany, in that order. This makes no mention of the many hundreds of thousands of partisan and rebel fighters in Europe and Asia, as well as America, where 350,000 women served. This is all from Wikipedia, so if you want to read more, you can go there.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union mobilized women at an early stage of the war, integrating them into the main army units, and not using the "auxiliary" status. More than 800,000 women served in the Soviet Armed Forces during the war, which is roughly 3 percent of total military personnel, mostly as medics.[20][21] About 300,000 served in anti-aircraft units and performed all functions in the batteries—including firing the guns.[1][22] A small number were combat flyers in the Air Force,[23] forming three bomber wings and joining into other wings. Women also saw combat in infantry and armored units, and female snipers became famous after commander Lyudmila Pavlichenko made a record killing 309 Germans (mostly officers and enemy snipers).
England
Three quarters of British women who entered the wartime forces were volunteers, compared to men who made up less than a third.[28] Single or married women were eligible to volunteer in WAAF, ATS or WRNS and were required to serve throughout Britain as well as overseas if needed, however the age limits set by the services varied from each other. Generally women between 17 and 43 could volunteer and those under 18 required parental consent.[28] After applying, applicants had to fulfill other requirements, including an interview and medical examination; if they were deemed fit to serve then they were enrolled for the duration of the war. WRNS was the only service that offered an immobile branch which allowed women to live in their homes and work in the local naval establishment.[28] WRNS was the smallest of the three organizations and as a result was very selective with their candidates. Of the three organizations, WAAF was the most preferred choice; the second being WRNS. ATS was the largest of the three organizations and was least favoured among women because it accepted those who were unable to get into the other forces. ATS had also developed a reputation of promiscuity and poor living conditions, many women also found the khaki uniform unappealing and as a result favoured WRNS and WAAF over ATS.[28][34] Over 640,000 British women served in various auxiliary services of the British armed forces.[35]
Germany
The most common role of women in active service was that of a searchlight operator.[33] All of the members of the 93rd Searchlight Regiment were women. Despite being limited in their roles, there was a great amount of respect between the men and women in the mixed batteries.[33] One report states "Many men were amazed that women could make adequate gunners despite their excitable temperament, lack of technical instincts, their lack of interest in aeroplanes and their physical weaknesses".[33] While women still faced discrimination from some of the highly stereotypical older soldiers and officers who did not like women "playing with their guns", women were given rifle practice and taught to use anti-aircraft guns while serving in their batteries. They were told that this was in case the Germans invaded
German women also served in auxiliary units in the navy (Kriegshelferinnen), air force (Luftnachrichtenhelferinnen) and army (Nachrichtenhelferin).[51][52] During the war more than 500,000 women were volunteer uniformed auxiliaries in the German armed forces (Wehrmacht). About the same number served in civil aerial defense, 400,000 volunteered as nurses, and many more replaced drafted men in the wartime economy.[52] In the Luftwaffe they served in auxiliary roles helping to operate the anti-aircraft systems that shot down Allied bombers on the German homefront. By 1945, German women were holding 85% of the billets as clericals, accountants, interpreters, laboratory workers, and administrative workers, together with half of the clerical and junior administrative posts in high-level field headquarters.[1]