- A group of Night Witches from the 588th Night Bomber Regiment returning from a successful raid behind enemy lines. In the center is the 588th's commander, Major Yevdokia Bershanskaya. (This photo was scanned from a centerspread. I retouched the middle of the image a little bit, as can be seen.) The Nachthexen In 1942 the Soviet Union formed three regiments of women combat pilots who flew night ...www.pratt.edu/~rsilva/witches.htm