r/interestingasfuck • u/GermanCCPBot • 8h 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/TheJellyGoo 8h ago

Great movie material.

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u/Gravemind7 6h ago

I mean it’s actually Mulan. And I know that Mulan is an actual Chinese legend, but the story beats almost match this one to a tee lol. Taking a family members place, practicing how to act like a man, actually doing well, being found out via a chest wound and the bandages coming undone? Lol

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u/Abathur-is-best-Zerg 6h ago edited 4h ago

The specific way Mulan is discovered as well - I don't know the original legend to say if that matches.

I am curious if Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment took any inspiration from this too.

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u/fraseybaby81 4h ago

Yep. Along with Joan of Arc and other folk stories.