Ecaterina Teodoroiu:

This Romanian woman is highly regarded as the heroine of Romania. She was born in a small
village of Vădeni, which lies in Southern Romania. She joined the Romanian Army in 1916 during
the first battle of Jiu. Although she began as a nurse, she finally decided to become a front line
soldier. Even though she faced many tough situations she managed to pull through them with
great determination. She thus received the Military Virtue Medal, 1st Class award for her display
of courage and determination. She lost her life in the Battle of Mărăşeşti when she was finally hit
by German machine gunfire.