The anniversary of the death of Milunka Savić, the woman with the most decorations in the history of the Serbian army, was marked today by laying wreaths at the memorial in the Alley of meritorious citizens at Belgrade’s New Cemetery.
The ceremony was attended by Minister of Defense Nebojša Stefanović, who reminded that Milunka Savić was wounded nine times in battles, but also awarded the highest Serbian and world orders 12 times.
“Heroine of the Balkans and the First World War, sergeant in the Second Regiment of the Serbian Army ‘Knjaz Mihailo’, Milunka Savić, entered the history of world warfare as the woman with the most decorations,” stated Stefanović and was reported by the Ministry of Defense.
He also reminded that in 1918, in front of the machines of all Entente units, praise was read to the heroism of sergeant Milunka Savić, which, according to him, was an honor that was not given to any officer or general.
Stefanović laid a wreath at the New Cemetery and at the memorial to the Thessaloniki warrior Natalija Bjelajac, and the ceremony was attended by representatives of the Association of War Volunteers 1912-1918, the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, the City of Belgrade, the embassies of Great Britain and Russia, as well as delegation of SUBNOR.
Milunka Savić was born in 1892 in the village of Koprivnica near Jošanička spa.
She took part in the Balkans and the First World War, and in the Serbian army she earned the rank of sergeant.
She died on October 5, 1973 in Belgrade.