Valor | Romania’s Heroine

Killed in action in September 1917 leading Romanian troops into battle, Ecaterina Teodoroiu was likely the first woman in the 20th century to command a male infantry unit in combat. Today she’s regarded as a national heroine, but during Romania’s communist era (1947–89) she was a “nonperson” due to her association with the former royal …

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