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Sara Fortis was born in a town near Athens, Greece in 1927. Her father passed away when she was very young but nonetheless she and her sister lived a happy Jewish childhood. That was, until the Nazis arrived in her town. They'd heard about the Nazis deporting Jews of other nearby towns. Before it was too late, She and her mother fled to Kuturla.

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Fortis worked as a nurse at the beginning of the war for a short time. It isn't mentioned much as she fled to her hometown after working there for a little while and it made not much difference to her career.

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When the small village of Kuturla became unsafe for Sara, she had to leave. The villagers would of course protect her mother, though, who had to be left behind.

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When Sara was looking for a new hiding place, she was given an opportunity of a lifetime- To become an andarte. Her acceptance came with a catch, though. Sara insisted that she have permission to recruit other females and form their own unit, because she, too, wanted to be an important part of the group. Her desires were met.

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Fortis was in a group of partisans much like this one. One of the women looks like Sara Fortis, but there's no evidence that I can find that supports the theory that this is her group.

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A clip from Fortis' interview with the JPEF.

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A clip from Fortis' interview with the JPEF.

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Sara Fortis - Sara trains her army of women

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The first mission consisted of Sara and her unit throwing cocktails to distract the enemy, allowing the men to attack. They did such a good job and the men were so impressed that they invited the girls to join them on future missions.

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Sara Fortis in an Interview With the JPEF. 

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Sara Fortis in an Interview With the JPEF. 

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Despite her unit getting enough recognition, Fortis became a respected person in Greece's andartes movement. She was known as Captain Sarika by age 18 and became very well-known. So well-known, in fact, that the Nazis sent an informer to capture her, but they mistakenly arrested her cousin, Medi, and assaulted and murdered her. Sara could never forgive them and wanted revenge, so she found and killed the informer.

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A third clip describing the missions that the women partisans partook in.

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A third clip describing the missions that the women partisans partook in.

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Sara Fortis - The women partisans burn down a house

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Soon, Sara Fortis' unit of female fighters became an absolute nessecity to the group, but even with so much respect Fortis still worried about the girls' safety- Not just in fights, but when they're asleep, forced to sleep next to the male partisans.

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Unfortunately due to sexism, Fortis' group of female andartes didn't get the recognition they deserved, despite their incredible work. The men were given the credit for things the women did because people didn't believe women could fight.

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When the war was over, Captain Sarika was arrested as the partisans fell out with the Greek government because of some alliances they formed. Luckily enough, her amazing reputation got her a one-way ticket to freedom and later emigrated to Israel. There, she met her husband and settled down for good.