Hero

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Museib Bagirov
Museib Bagirov
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Aleksandr Klubov
Aleksandr Klubov
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union
Harun Bogatyrev
Harun Bogatyrev
Deputy Commander of the 51st Guards Tank Brigade, Guards Colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union
Albert Bach
Albert Bach
Austria
Austrian soldier and skier
Ivan Vitkovskij
Ivan Vitkovskij
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union
Vasiliy Andronov
Vasiliy Andronov
Squad commander of the 375th rifle regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Ignaty Antonov
Ignaty Antonov
Belarus
People's Doctor of Belarus
Nikolay Drikalovich
Nikolay Drikalovich
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union
Museib Allahverdiyev
Museib Allahverdiyev
Soviet officer, battalion commander of the 119th Guards Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Lyudmyla Pavlichenko
Lyudmyla Pavlichenko
Ukraine
Soviet sniper, who destroyed more than three hundred enemies, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yakov Alekseev
Yakov Alekseev
Ukraine
Guards Sergeant of the Red Army, commander of a machine gun squad, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Zasyadko
Vladimir Zasyadko
Chief of Artillery of the 209th Guards Rifle Regiment, Guards Senior Lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Semen Baghdasaryan
Semen Baghdasaryan
Armenia
Soviet officer, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Valeriya Borts
Valeriya Borts
Russia
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Kochkar Durdiev
Kochkar Durdiev
Uzbekistan
Rifleman of the 353rd Mountain Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Antonina Diachenko
Antonina Diachenko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Georgiy Sorokin
Georgiy Sorokin
Poland
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Alexey Agafonov
Alexey Agafonov
Squad commander of the 16th Guards Separate Sapper Squadron, Hero of the Soviet Union
Ernst Shaht
Ernst Shaht
Austria
Major General of Aviation, Heroes of the National Revolutionary War in Spain
Grigoriy Zavgorodny
Grigoriy Zavgorodny
Battery Commander of the 154th Guards Artillery Regiment, Guards Captain, Hero of the Soviet Union
Petr Pumpur
Petr Pumpur
Latvia
Fighter pilot, Heroes of the National Revolutionary War in Spain
Sergey Grigorian
Sergey Grigorian
Commander of the medical platoon of the 19th Guards Airborne Regiment, Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Efim Bilder
Efim Bilder
Italy
Artilleryman, WWII veteran
Migran Bastanjyan
Migran Bastanjyan
Georgia
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Aleksej Ostaev
Aleksej Ostaev
Georgia
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Fedor Harchenko
Fedor Harchenko
Ukraine
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union
Mihail Shishenko
Mihail Shishenko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Yury Votincev
Yury Votincev
Uzbekistan
Hero of Socialist Labor, Colonel General
Mihail Guryanov
Mihail Guryanov
Commissar of the partisan detachment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Rosa Shanina
Rosa Shanina
Russia
Soviet lone sniper of the Great Patriotic War (more than 54 killed enemies, including 12 in the battle for Vilnius).
Saduk Abdujabbarov
Saduk Abdujabbarov
Kazakhstan
Hero of the Soviet Union, participant in the Great Patriotic War.
El Cid Campeador
El Cid Campeador
Spain
National hero of Spain, military and political figure of the Reconquista
Kashagan Dzhamangaraev
Kashagan Dzhamangaraev
Kazakhstan
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Rogozin
Vladimir Rogozin
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Paul Arman
Paul Arman
Russia
Soviet tanker, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Annaklych Ataev
Annaklych Ataev
Squadron Commander of the 294th Cavalry Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Abram Mordukhovich
Abram Mordukhovich
Soviet divisional artillery gun commander
Laskarina Bubulina
Laskarina Bubulina
Greece
Heroine of the Greek revolution of 1821, admiral of the Russian fleet.
Pavel Mashtakov
Pavel Mashtakov
Russia
Participant of the Great Patriotic War
Gerasim Vinokurov
Gerasim Vinokurov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Petr Gavrilov
Petr Gavrilov
Hero of the Soviet Union
Ivan Bogatyr
Ivan Bogatyr
Ukraine
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Jack Churchill
Jack Churchill
Great Britain
British soldier
Vitold Gintovt
Vitold Gintovt
Soviet tank ace, T-34 tank driver-mechanic in the Great Patriotic War
Igor Starinov
Igor Starinov
Russia
Hero, grandfather of Russian special forces
Hallak Aminov
Hallak Aminov
Uzbekistan
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Semen Boorman
Semen Boorman
Machine gun crew commander of the 487th rifle regiment
Sidor Kovpak
Sidor Kovpak
Ukraine
Soviet statesman, commander of the Sumy partisan association, twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Conducted 5 raids on German rear areas. Since 1947 - deputy. Chairman of the Presidium of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Nshan Darbinyan
Nshan Darbinyan
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Dayir Asanov
Dayir Asanov
Kyrgyzstan
Soviet artilleryman, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union (1943), retired major general.