Danutė Stanelienė, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Danutė Stanelienė

WWII machine gunner, one of only four women to become full cavalier of Order of Glory

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1922

Place of Birth: Marijampolė County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1994

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Danute Staneliene (20 April 1922 – 8 August 1994) was a machine gunner in the 167th Infantry Regiment of the 16th Lithuanian Rifle Division during World War II.
On 24 March 1945, she became the first woman to be awarded the Order of Glory 1st class.