Hero

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

Veniamin Nedoshivin
Veniamin Nedoshivin
Tajikistan
Sniper, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nina Minatva
Nina Minatva
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Efim Bukotkin
Efim Bukotkin
Russia
Sergeant Major, Hero of the Soviet Union
Radiy Urkin
Radiy Urkin
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Mihail Bondarenko
Mihail Bondarenko
Ukraine
Attack pilot, regiment navigator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Sharapa
Vladimir Sharapa
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Imant Sudmalis
Imant Sudmalis
Latvia
Latvian partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union
Dmitriy Ovcharenko
Dmitriy Ovcharenko
Ukraine
A soldier who killed 21 enemies in one campaign
Zinaida Tusnalobava
Zinaida Tusnalobava
Belarus
Soviet military doctor, participant in the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union (1957).
Fazyl Adilbaev
Fazyl Adilbaev
Machine gun crew commander of the 1232nd rifle regiment, sergeant
Alexander Komarov
Alexander Komarov
Soviet soldier, Red Navy sailor, Hero of the Soviet Union
Filipp Lutikov
Filipp Lutikov
Ukraine
Head of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Ivan Krasildikov
Ivan Krasildikov
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Alfred Walderse
Alfred Walderse
Germany
Prussian Field Marshal
Dierd Dozsa
Dierd Dozsa
Hungary
Leader of the peasant uprising in Hungary in the 16th century.
Aleksandr Rodimcev
Aleksandr Rodimcev
Commander of the Guards Rifle Corps, Colonel General, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolaj Braginec
Nikolaj Braginec
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Ernesto Che Guevara
Ernesto Che Guevara
Cuba
Latin American revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Cuban Revolution of 1959
Grigorij Kravchenko
Grigorij Kravchenko
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Heroes of the People's Liberation War in China
Vasiliy Zaitsev
Vasiliy Zaitsev
Ukraine
Sniper of the 62nd Army of the Stalingrad Front, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Alif Gajiyev
Alif Gajiyev
Azerbaijan
Head of the Khojaly Airport Department, National Hero of Azerbaijan
Maria Borovichenko
Maria Borovichenko
Ukraine
Nurse, medical sergeant
Dmitrij Glinka
Dmitrij Glinka
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Grigorij Koceba
Grigorij Koceba
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War.
Anna Sopova
Anna Sopova
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Vasilij Grechishnikov
Vasilij Grechishnikov
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey
Jamaica
National hero of jamaica
Aleksandr Belogurov
Aleksandr Belogurov
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Victor Priceless
Victor Priceless
Hero of the Soviet Union
Ivan Kupin
Ivan Kupin
Russia
Major General of Artillery, Hero of the Soviet Union, twice recipient of the Order of Lenin.
Teyfuk Abdul
Teyfuk Abdul
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, commander of the 2nd rifle battalion of the 175th Guards rifle regiment of the 58th Guards rifle division of the 57th army of the Steppe Front, Hero of the Soviet Union
Ivan Gavva
Ivan Gavva
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Vasiliy Koryakov
Vasiliy Koryakov
Hero of the Soviet Union, participant of the Great Patriotic War
Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon
Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon
Mexico
National hero of mexico
Lenya Golikov
Lenya Golikov
Pioneer hero, Timurovite, participant of the Great Patriotic War, partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union
Konstantin Kolesnikov
Konstantin Kolesnikov
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Heroes of the National Revolutionary War in Spain
Dmitriy Emelyanov
Dmitriy Emelyanov
Hero of the Soviet Union since 1943
Boris Glinka
Boris Glinka
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Mihaylin
Vladimir Mihaylin
Russia
Soviet military figure, admiral (1969).
Vanya Solntsev
Vanya Solntsev
Ukraine
Son of the regiment
Vasiliy Tkachev
Vasiliy Tkachev
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Alexandr Efimov
Alexandr Efimov
Russia
Air Marshal
Mitrofan Vlasov
Mitrofan Vlasov
Machine gun platoon commander of the 86th rifle regiment, lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Maria Melnikayte
Maria Melnikayte
Lithuania
Participant of the partisan movement in Lithuania during the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, posthumously).
Vladimir Govorov
Vladimir Govorov
Russia
Soviet military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union, Hero of the Soviet Union
Uzeyir Abduramanov
Uzeyir Abduramanov
Uzbekistan
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Avak Antinyan
Avak Antinyan
Armenia
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union, Guard Sergeant Major
Mavlid Visaitov
Mavlid Visaitov
Hero of the Soviet Union
Mihail Yakovlev
Mihail Yakovlev
Mongolia
Participant in the battles at Khalkhin Gol, commander of the 11th Tank Brigade of the 57th Special Corps, Hero of the Soviet Union, brigade commander.
Iurij Gorbko
Iurij Gorbko
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War