Milunka Savić

Milunka Savić CMG (; 28 June 1892 – 5 October 1973) was a Serbian war heroine who fought in the Balkan Wars and in World War I. She is the most-decorated female combatant in the history of human warfare. She was wounded in battle nine times, and because of her immense courage and leadership, the French called her the "Serbian Joan of Arc".

Military career

Savić was born in 1889, in the village of Koprivnica,

In 1914, in the early days of World War I, Savić was awarded her first Karađorđe Star with Swords after the Battle of Kolubara. She received her second Karađorđe Star (with Swords) after the Battle of the Crna Bend in 1916 when she captured 23 Bulgarian soldiers single-handedly.

A memorial complex with a permanent exhibition devoted to Milunka Savić was opened in October 2020 in Jošanička Banja.

A monument to Savić was unveiled in Belgrade in 2024.

In 2022, Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton covered her story in their song "Lady of the Dark".