Sergeant Slavika Tomitch was a Serbian Girl of 17 who joined the Serbian Army Battalion of Major Wajo Tankositch. The Austro-Hungarian Empire blamed Wajo Tankositch as one of those responsible assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. For actions during the Serbian army's retreat through Albania (winter 1915–16).[1] [2] Tomitch was decorated with the military medal.[3]

Slavika Tomitch
Serbian Sergeant Slavika Tomitch
AllegianceKingdom of Serbia
Years of service1914–
Battles / warsWorld War I

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  • American Flint Glass Workers' Union (1915). Slavika Tomitch. American Flint Glass Workers' Union.
  • "Sergeant Slavika Tomitch". New York Times. March 5, 1916. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  • Topical Film Company (2021). "IWM NTB 258-1: Serbian Girl Heroine". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved August 10, 2021.