2-752-255 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Female Russian soldier decorated for bravery, First World War, c1916, (c1920). 'A Heroine of the Russian Army: M[ademoise]lle Tania, who earned the Cross and Medal of St. George while serving the Russian Infantry'. The Cross of Saint George is awarded for 'undaunted courage'. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume VII, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]