https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm en-us 2020-02-18 16:46:59 UTC 2025-10-22 10:22:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ee-1f1f1.png morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446929479 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.]]> 2020-02-18 16:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446929479 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446935333 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.]]> 2020-02-18 16:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446935333 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446938088 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.]]> 2020-02-18 17:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446938088 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446940727 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.]]> 2020-02-18 17:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446940727 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446943440 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.]]> 2020-02-18 17:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446943440 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446945025 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.]]> 2020-02-18 17:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446945025 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446947638 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.]]> 2020-02-18 17:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446947638 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446951470 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.]]> 2020-02-18 17:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/446951470 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453768146 2020-03-03 16:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453768146 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453769772 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.]]> 2020-03-03 16:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453769772 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453771514 2020-03-03 16:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453771514 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453774856 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. ]]> 2020-03-03 16:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453774856 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453779520 2020-03-03 17:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453779520 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453781111 2020-03-03 17:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453781111 morgan_gulick https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453782016 2020-03-03 17:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/morgan_gulick/r6z7dlebtwcm/wish/453782016