▁the ▁city ▁after ▁their ▁capture ; ▁inter views ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁found ▁three ▁cases ▁of ▁ra pe ▁but ▁many ▁instances ▁of ▁ver bal ▁ab use , ▁physical ▁violence , ▁and ▁thre ats ▁of ▁sexual ▁violence . ▁The ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Russia ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁military ▁attach é ▁in ▁Pet ro grad , ▁General ▁Alfred ▁Kno x , ▁interven e ▁to ▁secure ▁their ▁release , ▁which ▁was ▁accomplished ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October . ▁Those ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁dis band ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁batt alion ' s ▁enc amp ment ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁were ▁rear med . ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Moscow ▁Women ' s ▁Battalion ▁of ▁Death ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁Moscow ▁Women ' s ▁Battalion ▁of ▁Death , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁separate ▁communic ations ▁det ach ments , ▁were ▁created ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁June , ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁number ed ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁women ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁summer . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁fall , ▁facing ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁government , ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion ▁decided ▁to ▁dis band . ▁Five ▁hundred ▁women ▁requested ▁assignment ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁instead , ▁and ▁were ▁issued ▁trans fers ▁without ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Staff . ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Kub an ▁Women ' s ▁Sho ck ▁Battalion ▁Author ization ▁from ▁the ▁government ▁for ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁women ' s ▁military ▁units ▁provided ▁imp et us ▁for ▁private ▁women