on . ▁Order ed ▁to ▁go ▁over ▁the ▁top , ▁the ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁we ary ▁men ' s ▁batt al ions ▁hes itated . ▁ ▁The ▁women , ▁however , ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁with ▁or ▁without ▁them . ▁Event ually ▁they ▁pushed ▁past ▁three ▁tren ches ▁into ▁German ▁territory , ▁where ▁soldiers ▁discovered ▁a ▁st ash ▁of ▁v od ka , ▁which ▁the ▁women ▁tried ▁to ▁break ▁before ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁dr unk . ▁In ▁his ▁report , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁pra ised ▁the ▁women ' s ▁batt alion ' s ▁initi ative ▁and ▁courage . ▁ ▁However , ▁relief ▁units ▁never ▁arrived ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁eventually ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at , ▁losing ▁all ▁the ▁ground ▁gained ▁in ▁the ▁off ensive . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Russian ▁Women ' s ▁Battalion ▁of ▁Death , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Bo chk are va , ▁was ▁still ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁after ▁the ▁revolution , ▁but ▁dis band ed ▁shortly ▁after ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁increasing ▁host ility ▁from ▁male ▁troops ▁who ▁wanted ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁res ented ▁female ▁volunte ers ▁for ▁prolong ing ▁it . ▁▁ 1 st ▁Pet ro grad ▁Women ' s ▁Battalion ▁ ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁all - f em ale ▁combat ▁unit ▁under ▁Bo chk are va ▁inspired ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁women ▁in ▁Russia ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁inclusion ▁in ▁the ▁armed ▁forces . ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁War ▁was ▁flo oded ▁with ▁letters ▁and ▁pet itions ▁from ▁individuals ▁and ▁groups