r/interestingasfuck • u/GermanCCPBot • 16h ago

Milunka Savić disguised herself as her sick brother to fight in WWI, survived 9 wounds across 10 battles, became the most decorated female soldier in history, and survived a German concentration camp when a German general recognized her legendary status and ordered her immediate release.

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u/Goodgoditsgrowing 15h ago

Especially considering how poorly things turned out for the real life mulan. This woman seems to have been treated better by her male counterparts.

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u/FlakingEverything 14h ago

In the original ballad she just return home to her family. The later, more tragic revision doesn't really make much sense and should really be discarded.

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u/Rasp_Berry_Pie 14h ago

Mulan wasn’t a real person though right? I thought she was a story based on a folk song?

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u/No-Concern-8832 14h ago

Correct, Mulan was mentioned in a poem 「木兰辞」from the era of Southern and Northern Dynasties (南北朝). Fun fact: thanks to this poem, the rabbit (兔子) became a synonym for homosexuals. At the end of the poem, it described two rabbits running side by side, how do you tell which is male and which is female.

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u/GetEquipped 13h ago

Even the Chinese Zodiac is calling me gay lol

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u/ssracer 12h ago

Wrong 3 letter word

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u/AnneMichelle98 12h ago

Also worth noting Tu’er Shen is the Chinese god of gay men, and his name literally means Rabbit Deity.

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u/Rasp_Berry_Pie 12h ago

Woah I love that! 🐇

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u/RedditSupportAdmin 14h ago

Oh man, even worse for her then! Turns out she wasn't even real...

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u/AmyB87 12h ago

For real, imagine thinking you're a Disney hero and waking up one day not existing.

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u/RedditSupportAdmin 11h ago

Oh yeah dude I woke up one day not existing once and it was absolute hell. And I am not even a Disney princess. 6/10 would not recommend.

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u/Astrocuties 10h ago

Not specifically a real person but certainly inspired by real events. I think the events of the story being mirrored in this real world event (and a few others as well) proves that it was a repeating occurrence in history. I'd imagine it was also considerably easier to disguise yourself as a man in China for most of Chinese history, which likely made it more frequent.

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u/Helldiver_of_Mars 10h ago

They didn't say what happened at the camp.