Olena Stepaniv

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanivna and the family name is Stepaniv.
Olena Stepaniv
Олена Степанів
Stepaniv in Ukrainian Sich Riflemen uniform
Born
Олена-Марія Степанів

(1892-12-07)7 December 1892
Vyshnivchyk, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
Died11 July 1963(1963-07-11) (aged 70)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Other namesOlena Iwaniwna Stepaniw
Olena Stepaniw-Dachkevitch
CitizenshipAustria-Hungary
West Ukrainian People's Republic
Second Polish Republic
Soviet Union
EducationLviv University
OccupationsSoldier, teacher, economist
Known forFirst female soldier of the Ukrainian Army
SpouseRoman Dashkevych
ChildrenYaroslav Dashkevych

Olena Ivanivna Stepaniv (Ukrainian: Оле́на Іванівна Степа́нів; 7 December 1892 – 11 July 1963; also known as Olena Stepanivna, Olena Iwaniwna Stepaniw or Olena Stepaniw-Dashkevych) was an Austro-Hungarian and Ukrainian soldier, public figure and economist. She is popularly known as the first female officer in the Ukrainian army.

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