Sofija Jovanović
Sofija Jovanović | |
|---|---|
 Sofija Jovanović and fellow fighter, 1912 | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Serbia |
| Years of service | 1912–1918 |
| Battles / wars | Balkan Wars, World War I |
Sofija Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Софија Јовановић; 1895–1979) was a Serbian war heroine who fought in the Balkan Wars and First World War. She had joined the Serbian Army under the male name Sofronije Jovanović immediately upon the start of World War I and Austria's attack on Serbia. She defended Belgrade in October 1915 from the armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary. She was present at the Serbian army's retreat through Albania (winter 1915–16). She participated at the Salonika Front and the Liberation of Belgrade in November 1918.
She has been called "Jeanne d'Arc serbe" ("The Joan of Arc of Serbia").[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ Mihailo B. Pavlović (1988). Francuzi o Srbima i Srbiji. Narodna knjiga. ISBN 978-86-331-0101-1.
- ^ Enrico Mercatali (1912). Tripoli-Cirenaica: note descrittive, illustrates, dei paesi, dei costumi, della storia libica, alternate con le cronache della guerra Italo-Turca e della conquista della Libia, seguite della rassegna della guerra Balcanica. Sonzogno. p. 957.