Heroes of the Soviet Union
From the marshals who planned the great offensives to the snipers, pilots, and partisans who fought on the ground, this collection preserves the stories of the Soviet Union's greatest military heroes. These are names that shaped the course of history — Zhukov, Konev, Kozhedub, Pavlichenko, Matrosov — and their extraordinary courage remains an inspiration to all who study the war.
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Konev Ivan
1897 – 1973
Marshal of the Soviet Union
1st Ukrainian Front
Litvyak Lydia Vladimirovna
1921 – 1943
Junior Lieutenant
73rd Guards Fighter Regiment
Portnova Zinaida Martynovna
1926 – 1944
Partisan Scout
Young Avengers Brigade
Pavlov Yakov Fedotovich
1917 – 1981
Senior Sergeant
42nd Guards Rifle Regiment
Yegorov Mikhail Alexeevich
1923 – 1975
Sergeant
150th Rifle Division, 756th Rifle Regiment
Kantaria Meliton
1920 – 1993
Sergeant
150th Rifle Division, 756th Rifle Regiment
Oktyabrskaya Mariya Vasilievna
1905 – 1944
Sergeant
26th Guards Tank Brigade
Ustinov Dmitry Fyodorovich
1908 – 1984
People's Commissar of Armaments
People's Commissariat of Armaments
Safonov Boris Feoktistovich
1915 – 1942
Lieutenant Colonel
72nd Naval Fighter Aviation Regiment
Gastello Nikolai Frantsevich
1907 – 1941
Captain
207th Long-Range Bomber Regiment
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