ne, teško ranjenu Milunku saborci nose do Krfa, gde je posećuje admiral Geprat lično. Čim se opo- ravila, već 1916. godine, vraća se na Solunski front, ističe se u bombaškim napadima, zaroblja- va 23 bugarska vojnika i 1917. godine prima dru- gu Karađorđevu zvezdu. Ubrzo prima i dve Legi- je časti, francuski Ratni krst sa zlatnom palmom, kao i britanski Orden Svetog Mihajla i ruski Or- den Svetog Đorđa Pobedonosca. Polovinom 1918, pred strojem svih jedinica Antante, u stavu mir- no pročitana je pohvala vrhovne komande svih sa- vezničkih armija junaštvu srpskog narednika Mi- lunke Savić. Krajem rata pretpostavljeni nemaju sluha za njena herojstva. Radila je pri vojsci u Sarajevu, i to kao švalja u fabrici vojnih uniformi, pa kuvarica. Udala se za činovnika Veljka Gligorovića, s kojim je dobila ćerku Milenu i usvojila još tri devojčice: Milku, Višnju i Zorku. Posle kratkotrajnog braka Milunka se seli u Beograd i radi kao čistačica. U Drugom svetskom ratu provodi deset meseci u lo- goru na Banjici jer odbija da prisustvuje banketu koji je Milan Nedić organizovao za nemačke ofici- re. Ni komunisti ne poštuju njenu prošlost, porodi- cu izdržava kao čistačica u kafani. Posmrtni ostaci srpske heroine 40 godina od njene smrti uz najviše vojne i državne počasti iz porodične grobnice preneti su u Aleju velikana na Novom groblju. Tako je, bar simbolično, jedinoj
On the Drina her chest was decorated with the first Karađorđe’s Star with swords. During the army’s retreat through Albania in 1915, the severely wounded Milunka was carried by her comrades to Corfu, where she was personally vis- ited by Admiral Geprat. In 1916, as soon as she had recovered, she returned to the Thessaloniki Front, where she excelled in bomber attacks, capturing 23 Bulgarian soldiers. In 1917 she received her second Karađorđe’s Star. Soon she also received two med- als of the French Legion of Honour, the French War Cross with golden palm, as well as the British Order of St. Michael and the Russian Order of St. George the Victorious. In mid-1918, in front of the forces of all units of the Entente standing to attention, praise from the Supreme Command of the Allied armies for the heroism of Serbian sergeant Milunka Savić was read aloud. The war’s end did not signal the end of her her- oism. She served the army in Sarajevo, working as a seamstress in a factory for military uniforms, and as a cook. She married Veljko Gligorović, with whom she has a daughter, Milena, and adopted three more girls: Milka, Višnja and Zorka. After a short-lived marriage, Milunka moved to Belgrade and worked as a clean- er. In World War II she spent ten months in an intern- ment camp in Banjica for refusing to attend a banquet that Nazi collaborator Milan Nedić had organised for German officers. Nor did communism respect
Udala se za činovnika Veljka Gligorovića, s kojim je dobila ćerku Milenu i usvojila još tri devojčice. Na slici je sa Veljkom, Milenom, Milkom i Radmilom She married Veljko Gligorović, with whom she bore a daughter Milena, and adopted three more girls. In the photo with Veljko, Milena, Milka and Radmila
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