Gera Peeva Chausheva (1924–1989) was a Bulgarian communist resistance member during the Second World War in Bulgaria.
Gera Peeva Chausheva | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 18, 1924 Kamenitsa, Bulgaria |
| Died | June 10, 1989 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Communist |
| Known for | First Bulgarian woman to be awarded the Order of Courage |
Life edit
Gera Chausheva was born on 18 July 1924 to the father Peyo Peev and mother Katerina Peeva in Kamenitsa Village, Bulgaria. Her father actively participated in the Balkan wars. Gera Chausheva had four siblings.[1]
Education edit
Gera graduated from elementary school in Kametnitsa village and signed up for high school in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.
After the war, she continued her high school education in Moscow, Russia.
Partisan movement edit
Gera Peeva joined the partisan movement of Anton Ivanov in 1943. She actively participated in all military actions and movements of troops. On the 26 March 1944, her sister Vela, who is also involved in the partisan movement, got shot and died.[2]
World War II edit
Gera joined the Russian military forces against Germany in 1944 during World War II. She later got promoted to the rank of lieutenant officer and became a platoon commander.
On 4 November 1944, in honor of her demonstration of special valor during a battle with the enemy near the village of Chertsey, Gera Peeva became the first woman to be awarded the Russian Order of Courage.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ Семерджиев, Атанас (2004). Преживяното не подлежи на обжалване (in Bulgarian). TRUD Publishers. ISBN 978-954-528-459-5.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011740/http://www.semerdjiev.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0.-%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0-%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Gatz, Erwin (2001). Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, Ein biographisches Lexikon. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. ISBN 3-428-10303-3.