Maria Bochkareva | |
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| Born | July 1889 Nikolskoye, Kirillovsky Uyezd, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 May 1920 (aged 30) Krasnoyarsk, Russian SFSR |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire (to 1917) Russian Republic |
| Unit | 25th Tomsk Reserve Battalion |
| Commands | Women's Battalion |
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María Leontievna Bochkareva (July 1889 – 16 May 1920; Russian: Мари́я Лео́нтьевна Бочкарёва, romanized: Maria Leontievna Bochkareva, née Frolkova (Фролко́ва), nicknamed Yashka) was a Russian soldier who fought in World War I and formed the Women's Battalion. She was the first Russian woman to command a military unit.