Antonija Javornik
Antonija Javornik | |
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Born | 1893 Russian Medal of St. George (III Class) |
Antonija Javornik (later, Natalija Bjelajac; 1893–1974) was a Serbian war heroine, nurse and sergeant in the Serbian army during the Balkan Wars and World War I. She was injured in combat twelve times and received twelve medals for bravery.
Biography
Antonija Javornik was born in
See also
- Milunka Savić – Serbian war heroine
- Flora Sandes – First World War soldier and nurse (1876–1956)
- Leslie Joy Whitehead – Canadian female soldier
- Olive Kelso King – Australian adventurer and WWI ambulance driver (1885–1958)
- Women in the military – Women participating in military activities
References
- ^ "Natalija Bjelajac, narednik vojske i bolničarka: Ranjena i odlikovana 12 puta!". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Бјелајац Наталија- Prvi svetski rat". Prvi svetski rat (in Serbian). 20 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
External links
- Оpanak/VELIKE SRPSKE RATNICE: Hrabre ratnice koje su se borile u Prvom svetskom ratu (in Serbian)
- Worldcat/Dvanajst ran – dvanajst odlikovanj Antonija Javornik, mariborčanka – srbska junakinja Natalija Bjelajac Marijan F. Kranjc, (2012), Str. 4–10. (in Serbian)
- Delfi knjižare/Žene solunci govore, Antonije Đurić, 2014. (in Serbian)
- Spomenici i obelezja srpskim zrtvama u Balkanskim i Prvom Svetskom ratu (in Serbian)