Hero

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Jack Glennon Hanson
Jack Glennon Hanson
USA
American serviceman
Petr Abramov
Petr Abramov
Gun commander of the 130th Guards Artillery Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union, Guards Sergeant
Oleg Kozlov
Oleg Kozlov
Tajikistan
Sniper, Hero of Russia
Fedor Akylishnin
Fedor Akylishnin
Russia
Commander of the 81st Guards Separate Sapper Battalion, Hero of the Soviet Union
Anatoliy Orlov
Anatoliy Orlov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Petr Vovna
Petr Vovna
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War
Michael Bysak
Michael Bysak
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union
Viktor Masich
Viktor Masich
Russia
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War
Petr Lapshev
Petr Lapshev
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Vladimirov
Vladimir Vladimirov
Lieutenant of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army,
Bronislav Antilevskij
Bronislav Antilevskij
Poland
Bomber pilot, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Petr Makarov
Petr Makarov
Russia
Participant of the Great Patriotic War.
Nikolay Goryushkin
Nikolay Goryushkin
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Anatoliy Lopuhov
Anatoliy Lopuhov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Mihail Akimov
Mihail Akimov
Participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Soviet Union
Isaac Dvuhbabny
Isaac Dvuhbabny
Japan
Gunner of the 490th Anti-tank Artillery Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union
Petr Petrov
Petr Petrov
Russia
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War
James William Robinson Jr.
James William Robinson Jr.
USA
American soldier
Maria Dumchenko
Maria Dumchenko
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Nina Kezikova
Nina Kezikova
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'
Antonio Chose Sukre
Antonio Chose Sukre
Venezuela
One of the leaders of the War of Independence of the Spanish Colonies in America
Iosif Nischev
Iosif Nischev
Russia
Sniper
Viktor Gogolev
Viktor Gogolev
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolay Masalov
Nikolay Masalov
Russia
It was this Russian soldier who saved a German girl on the Seelow Heights.
Unan Avetisyan
Unan Avetisyan
Armenia
Senior sergeant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Alexander Gryaznov
Alexander Gryaznov
Soviet tanker, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vasily Astafyev
Vasily Astafyev
Russia
Hero of the Soviet Union
Pavlovich Desnickij
Pavlovich Desnickij
Russia
Fighter pilot, Heroes of the National Revolutionary War in Spain
Stepan Ponomarchuk
Stepan Ponomarchuk
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Ivan Vertelko
Ivan Vertelko
Russia
Colonel General
Alexander Marinesko
Alexander Marinesko
The legendary submariner was Hitler's personal enemy
Juozas Vitas
Juozas Vitas
One of the leaders of the anti-fascist underground in Lithuania, Hero of the Soviet Union
Viktor Petrov
Viktor Petrov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Vasilij Senko
Vasilij Senko
Ukraine
Pilot-navigator, Hero of the Soviet Union
Semen Kozak
Semen Kozak
Ukraine
Commander of the Guards Rifle Corps, Hero of the Soviet Union
Artem Pasechnik
Artem Pasechnik
Ukraine
Fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Rem Abzalov
Rem Abzalov
Uzbekistan
Participant of the Soviet-Finnish and Great Patriotic Wars, commander of a rifle company of the 116th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 40th Guards Rifle Division of the 4th Guards Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front
Benito Pablo Juares
Benito Pablo Juares
Mexico
Mexican statesman and politician, national hero of Mexico
Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla
Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla
Mexico
Leader of the Mexican people's struggle for independence, national hero of Mexico
Anatoly Artemenko
Anatoly Artemenko
Ukraine
Hero of the Soviet Union, retired aviation major general
Ivan Bojko
Ivan Bojko
Ukraine
Tank regiment commander, Hero of the Soviet Union
Frank Buckles
Frank Buckles
USA
Veteran
Nikolay Barakov
Nikolay Barakov
Ukraine
Member of the underground organization 'Young Guard'.
Aleksandr Gruzdin
Aleksandr Gruzdin
Latvia
Transport air division pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Great Patriotic War
Vladimir Smirnov
Vladimir Smirnov
Russia
Bomber pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish War
Kirill Vertyakov
Kirill Vertyakov
Rifle squad leader, junior sergeant, Hero of the Soviet Union
Michael Starikov
Michael Starikov
Ukraine
WWII participant, infantryman
Stepan Labuzhsky
Stepan Labuzhsky
Poland
Sapper of the control company, Hero of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Horoshilov
Vladimir Horoshilov
Ukraine
Bomber pilot, major general of aviation, Heroes of the Soviet-Finnish war
Ivan Dremov
Ivan Dremov
Hero of the Soviet Union