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Līna Čanka
Born(1893-11-05)November 5, 1893
DiedJune 9, 1981(1981-06-09) (aged 87)
Military career
Allegiance Russian Empire
 Latvia

Līna Čanka (November 5, 1893 — June 9, 1981) was a Latvian soldier in the First World War. In order to join the Imperial Russian army as a female, she pretended to be her deceased brother, Jāņa Čanka. Čanka has been awarded several military distinctions including the Order of Lāčplēsis

Early life

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Līna Čanka was born on November 5, 1893 in Renda Parish, Latvia.[1]

World War One

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When World War One broke out, residents evacuated Kurzeme. Canka refused to leave her home and instead joined the 3rd Latvian Riflemen Regiment [lv] of Kurzeme using documents identifying her as her brother.

Post-war

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Awards

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Čanka was only one of three females to ever win the Order of Lāčplēsis, Latvia's highest military honour, for her effort in World War One — she is the only female winner to have actively partaken in combat.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Čanka - Freidenfelde, Līna". Latvju Strelnieki (in Latvian). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Drošsirdīgā strēlniece. Lāčplēša ordeņa kavaliere – Līna Čanka". Deflie (in Latvian). Riga. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.