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Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the USSR Gold Star.png
Gold star medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union
Awarded by the  Soviet Union
Type Honorary title
Eligibility Soviet and foreign citizens
Awarded for Heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society
Status No longer awarded
Statistics
Established 16 April 1934
First awarded 20 April 1934
Last awarded 24 December 1991
Total awarded 12,777
Precedence
Next (lower) Order of Lenin
Related Hero of the Russian Federation

The Hero of the Soviet Union was a medal awarded to members of the Soviet Union Red Army during World War II for men who drastically changed the outcome of a battle. 12,775 were awarded. Title of Hero of the Soviet Union was introduced by the Decree of the CEC of the USSR on 16 April 1934. After WW2 many other socialist countries established similar award. There were a lot of persons who was awarded more that one time.

Images for kids

  • Zhukov 1945 E010750410-v8

    Marshal Georgy Zhukov (center) wearing three Hero of the Soviet Union medals and Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky (right) wearing two

  • Evstafiev-pavel-grachev-1994w

    Hero of the Soviet Union Army General Pavel Grachev

  • Александр Игнатьевич Молодчий

    Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Major General Alexander Molodchy

  • IvanSmelov-VOSSTANIYA

    Hero of Soviet Union obelisk of Saint Petersburg.

  • Sevastopol-COA

    Coat of arms of the Hero-City of Sevastopol

  • Flag of Tula

    Flag of the Hero-City of Tula

  • Brest (timbre soviétique)

    Hero-Fortress of Brest

  • Moscou (timbre soviétique)

    Hero-City of Moscow

  • The Soviet Union 1969 CPA 3727 stamp (World War II Hero First Lieutenant of the Guard Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky)

    Hero of the Soviet Union Lieutenant Alexander Kosmodem'yanskii

  • The Soviet Union 1969 CPA 3800 stamp (Sergey Gritsevets and Fighter Planes)

    Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Sergey Ivanovich Gritsevets

  • Voennaia marka Matrosov 60 kop

    Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Matrosov

  • Pav-1976-stamp

    Hero of the Soviet Union Lyudmila Pavlichenko

  • Stamp Hero of the Soviet Union

    2009 Russian stamp commemorating the Hero of the Soviet Union award.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Héroe de la Unión Soviética para niños

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