Olga Krasilnikova

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Olga Krasilnikova was a Russian woman who disguised herself as a man to fight in World War I. In 1915, she participated in nineteen battles in Poland, before being returned to Moscow because of a leg wound. She was decorated with the Cross of St. George.

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Salmonson, Jessica Amanda.(1991) The Encyclopedia of Amazons. Paragon House. Page 144. ISBN 1-55778-420-5

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