Hanna Dmyterko
Ukrainian soldier (1893–1981)
Hanna Dmyterko (Ukrainian: Ганна Дмитерко) or Anna Dmiterko and later also known as Hanna Ratych (9 February 1893 – 3 April 1981), was a Ukrainian soldier during World War I. She became a sergeant in the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, a unit in the Austro-Hungarian Army. Her exploits were reported in the press, and she was decorated.
Life
Dmyterko was born in 1893.
In 1914, Dmyterko was among 2,000 Ukrainians who made up the newly created Ukrainian Sich Riflemen. The Great War was starting and she saw this combat as an opportunity to create a Ukrainian nation. 28,000 Ukrainians had volunteered to join the new force but the Austrian authorities limited the size of the force and the scope of their weaponry to ensure that they did not become a full-fledged Ukrainian army. They were armed with muskets that dated from before she was born. The volunteer riflemen had 34 women including Dmyterko, Iryna Kus, Sofia Halechko, Dmyterko's friend Olena Stepaniv, and Olha Basarab. They, like many of the chosen recruits, were former university students. The new force was limited to 60 officers.
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