Hero

Explore the lives of people connected with Heroes: biographical facts, significant events, professional achievements and historical context.

Vladimir Kulikov
Vladimir Kulikov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Laura Mae Cobb
Laura Mae Cobb
USA
American nurse, heroine of World War II.
Mishael Panikaha
Mishael Panikaha
Russia
Deputy squad commander of the 1st company of the 883rd rifle regiment of the 193rd rifle division of the 62nd army, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yury Balichev
Yury Balichev
Russia
Major General
Fedor Golovashko
Fedor Golovashko
Nuclear weapons test pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Major
Anatolij Topaller
Anatolij Topaller
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Ivan Veremej
Ivan Veremej
Ukraine
Soviet military leader, major general of tank forces. Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Artamonov
Vladimir Artamonov
Poland
Bomber pilot, Heroes of the Soviet-Japanese armed conflicts in the Far East
Vasilij Miuhlik
Vasilij Miuhlik
Ukraine
Attack pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Antonina Ivanihina
Antonina Ivanihina
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Tofik Guseynov
Tofik Guseynov
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani officer, major, National Hero of Azerbaijan
Isgtvan Secheny
Isgtvan Secheny
Hungary
National Hero of Hungary
Ashot Asriyan
Ashot Asriyan
Ukraine
Soviet officer, Hero of the Soviet Union
Stepan Artemenko
Stepan Artemenko
Ukraine
Battalion commander of a rifle division, Hero of the Soviet Union
Gary Ivan Gordon
Gary Ivan Gordon
USA
A soldier of the American special forces unit "Delta"
Sergej Titovka
Sergej Titovka
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Aleksandr Vazhinskij
Aleksandr Vazhinskij
Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolay Zhugan
Nikolay Zhugan
Russia
Major General of the Soviet Army
Aleksej Gubrij
Aleksej Gubrij
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Daniil Vustavkin
Daniil Vustavkin
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Aleksandr Bolbas
Aleksandr Bolbas
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union, retired colonel
Socrat Galustashvili
Socrat Galustashvili
Georgia
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union, Guards private
Geray Asadov
Geray Asadov
Rifleman of the 281st Guards Rifle Regiment, Sergeant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Aleksej Mazurenko
Aleksej Mazurenko
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, major general of aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union.
 Shivaji
Shivaji
India
National hero of india
Alexander Alekseenko
Alexander Alekseenko
Machine gun crew commander during the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Ismail Ebragimov
Ismail Ebragimov
Azerbaijan
Hero of Socialist Labor
Mehti Ganifa Gusejn-zade
Mehti Ganifa Gusejn-zade
Azerbaijan
Yugoslav partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union
Olga Ivantcova
Olga Ivantcova
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
William Light
William Light
Australia
Inspector General of Australia, Founder of the City of Adelaide
Nikolaj Vlasov
Nikolaj Vlasov
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Fahrutdin Ablyazov
Fahrutdin Ablyazov
Ukraine
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Kurban Durdiu
Kurban Durdiu
Turkmenistan
Hero of the Soviet Union
Yuriy Dvuzhilnuy
Yuriy Dvuzhilnuy
Ukraine
Battalion commander, captain, Hero of the Soviet Union
Anatoliy Nikolaev
Anatoliy Nikolaev
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Stepan Averyanov
Stepan Averyanov
Machine gun crew commander of the 1320th rifle regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Osmuhin
Vladimir Osmuhin
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Bernardo Higgins
Bernardo Higgins
Chile
National hero of chile
Arnold Mery
Arnold Mery
Estonia
Hero of the Soviet Union - the only living Estonian
Seit Nebi Abduramanov
Seit Nebi Abduramanov
Uzbekistan
On October 20, 1944, during combat operations in Poland, Sergeant Abduramanov captured a "tongue" in the daytime, who provided valuable information about the enemy. For this feat, the soldier was nominated for the Order of Glory, 3rd degree.
Nina Starceva
Nina Starceva
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Amiraslan Aliyev
Amiraslan Aliyev
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani officer, National Hero of Azerbaijan
Aniela Krzywon
Aniela Krzywon
Poland
Automatic machine gunner of a women's company, Hero of the Soviet Union
Malik Gabdullin
Malik Gabdullin
Kazakhstan
Kazakh scientist-teacher, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Hero of the Soviet Union
Arsenij Stepanov
Arsenij Stepanov
Russia
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Milunka Savic
Milunka Savic
Serbia
Serbian heroine of the First World War
Nikolaj Vlasenko
Nikolaj Vlasenko
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Petr Akutsionok
Petr Akutsionok
Belarus
Rifle Platoon Commander of the 685th Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolay Schors
Nikolay Schors
Ukraine
Civil war hero
Lazar Papernik
Lazar Papernik
Ukraine
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union