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Sara Fortis was a Greek resistance fighter during world war 2 which had started on Sep 01, 1939. The cause of World War 2 broke into open conflict due to the military aggression of Germany and Japan, when Germany invaded Poland in 1939 and Japan struck against China in 1937. This led to something much worse to come. Among all the other Greek resistance fighters Sara Fortis was a woman, in the war it was really only normal for men to fight in battle. Women would ussally help in the war by writing letters to familys who lost people in battles, they would also help by taking over and helping in factories, or serve as base medics in the war. Sara Fortis had become a resistance fighter after her village Kuturla was raided and taken over by Nazis.

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During the war Sara Fortis led a small group of Partisans into Nazi controlled areas. There were many groups in the Greek resistance, she was one of the few female groups in the war.

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After all the action acts of resistance they had won the war in late 1944, most of the head leaders of Nazis were executed or were sent to life in prison. They all had claimed to just be following orders from there leader Adolf Hitler who had decided not to be turned in but to kill himself for good. Others had turned themselves in and get killed by a firing squad. The reason for them turning themselves in was not to be tortured, if they were on the run they would have a chance at getting caught. they had committed far to many war crimes and killed millions of people.

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After the war when she was finished with all the action and fighting a new war had broke out. It was know as the gulf, and in 1991 her home in Israel was destroyed by an Iraqi SCUD missile during the new war.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFZCHC6xzy4

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Sara Fortis - Protecting the women from the men

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When the Nazis had invaded there country, more so the city they had to flee, she offered to join the resistance knowing that she would play a significant part in the war. While in the resistance  she had requested that she have her own unit, she wanted a unit with all women. She wanted to prove to her country and the world that female partisans could become indispensable to the male fighters.

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I choose to be kind because it makes me happy. But I will defend my boundaries and my loved ones without hesitation. Make no mistake: I am fierce.

A woman´s strength isn't just about how much she can handle before she breaks. It´s also about how much she must handle after she´s broken.

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Details: Sara Fortis joined the Greek Resistance after her village Kuturla was raided and controlled by Nazis.

Dates: She was born on Sarika Yehoshua 1927, by 1945 when she was 18 years old she was known as Kapetenissa (Captain) Sarika. She continued to fight against the Germans until the liberation of Greece in late 1944.

Important Facts: She was born in Chalkis, a small town near Athens, Greece, Sara Fortis never knew her father, who passed away when she was only two months old. Raised by her mother, Sara and her sister enjoyed a happy childhood.

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Sara Fortis in partisan uniform. Date unknown.

Video still from interview, August 2004

Sara Fortis (born Sarika Yehoshua) was born in 1927 in Chalkis, a small town near Athens, Greece. She never knew her father, who passed away when she was only two months old. Sara and her sister were raised by their mother and they enjoyed a happy childhood. Although they identified as 100% Greek, they also celebrated being Jewish by lighting candles every Friday and attending temple on holidays.

Sara knew it was time to leave her hometown when the Germans arrived in 1941. She had heard about Jews in other small Greek towns being deported by the Nazis and never returning. Sara and her mother escaped to the small village of Kuturla and hid there for a short while. When it was no longer safe for Jews, Sara was told to escape while the villagers agreed to hide her mother. Leaving her mother, Sara decided to become an andarte ( resistance fighter). Wanting to play a significant role in the group, she traveled from village to village to recruit other females who wanted to fight.

Sara formed a band of female partisans that became indispensable to the male fighters, transforming young village girls into women. On their first mission, they were ordered to throw Molotov cocktails to distract the enemy and allow the partisans to attack. Impressed by their skills, the male partisans invited the all-female group to join in many missions. They burned down houses, executed Nazi collaborators, and aided the men in a way no group of females had before. The male andartes were given credit for many missions the women completed, as it was unfathomable that women could accomplish such acts. Often, the women were forced to sleep next to the men, and Sara constantly worried about the women's safety.

Sara became a prominent and well-respected figure in the andartes movement in Greece. By age 18, she was known as 'Kapetenissa [Captain] Sarika.' The Nazis sent an informer to try and capture her, but mistakenly arrested, brutally raped, and murdered her cousin, Medi. Vowing revenge, she tracked down and executed the informer.

After the war, the andartes fell out of favor with the new Greek government. Sara was arrested but owing to her great reputation, she was released shortly after. She then immigrated to Israel, where she met her husband and settled down.

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Born Sarika Yehoshua in 1927 in Chalkis, Greece, Sara Fortis went from village to village recruiting women who wanted to fight. She organized a band of all-female partisans, training young women to become bold fighters. They burned down houses, executed Nazi collaborators, and aided the Greek partisan movement in a way no group of females had before.