Hero of the Soviet Union (Q178473)
highest title of the USSR awarded to Soviet citizens and foreigners for heroic acts, established 1934, since 1939 also a medal; awarded until 1991
- Heroine of the Soviet Union
- Medal "Zolotaya Zvezda" (Geroi Sovetskogo Soyuza)
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highest title of the USSR awarded to Soviet citizens and foreigners for heroic acts, established 1934, since 1939 also a medal; awarded until 1991 |
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1934
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31 January 2025
The honorary title "Hero of the Soviet Union' was instituted April 16th, 1934, the accompanying medal August 1st, 1939, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. Recipients of the medal are automatically awarded the title of: Hero of the Soviet Union. (English)
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31 January 2025
The honorary title "Hero of the Soviet Union' was instituted April 16th, 1934, the accompanying medal August 1st, 1939, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. Recipients of the medal are automatically awarded the title of: Hero of the Soviet Union. (English)
16 April 1934
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20 April 1934
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Герой Советского Союза (Russian)
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The design of the medal [Hero of Belarus] is similar to that of its predecessor, Hero of the Soviet Union. Similar titles to the Hero of Belarus include the Hero of the Russian Federation, Hero of Ukraine, and Hero of Uzbekistan. (English)
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The design of the medal [Hero of Belarus] is similar to that of its predecessor, Hero of the Soviet Union. Similar titles to the Hero of Belarus include the Hero of the Russian Federation, Hero of Ukraine, and Hero of Uzbekistan. (English)
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The design of the medal [Hero of Belarus] is similar to that of its predecessor, Hero of the Soviet Union. Similar titles to the Hero of Belarus include the Hero of the Russian Federation, Hero of Ukraine, and Hero of Uzbekistan. (English)
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The design of the medal [Hero of Belarus] is similar to that of its predecessor, Hero of the Soviet Union. Similar titles to the Hero of Belarus include the Hero of the Russian Federation, Hero of Ukraine, and Hero of Uzbekistan. (English)
1 August 1939
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The award was established on 16 April 1934, by the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union.[2] The first recipients of the title originally received only the Order of Lenin, the highest Soviet award, along with a certificate (грамота, gramota) describing the heroic deed from the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Because the Order of Lenin could be awarded for deeds not qualifying for the title of hero, and to distinguish heroes from other Order of Lenin holders, the Gold Star medal was introduced on 1 August 1939.[3] Earlier heroes were retroactively eligible for these items.[citation needed] / A hero could be awarded the title again for a subsequent heroic feat with an additional Gold Star medal and certificate.[4] The practice of awarding additional Orders of Lenin when the title was awarded multiple times was abolished by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1988 during perestroika.[4] [...]The title was also awarded posthumously,[6] though often without the actual Gold Star medal presented. (English)
Heroïna de la Unió Soviètica (Catalan)
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héroïne de l'Union soviétique (French)
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Heroína da União Soviética (Portuguese)
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Eroina dell'Uniona Sovietica (Italian)
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héros de l'Union soviétique (French)
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Identifiers
ГЕРОЙ СОВЕТСКОГО СОЮЗА
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Wikipedia(70 entries)
- afwiki Held van die Sowjetunie
- arwiki بطل الاتحاد السوفيتي
- astwiki Héroe de la Xunión Soviética
- azwiki Sovet İttifaqı Qəhrəmanı
- bawiki Советтар Союзы Геройы
- be_x_oldwiki Герой Савецкага Саюзу
- bewiki Герой Савецкага Саюза
- bgwiki Герой на Съветския съюз
- brwiki Haroz an Unvaniezh Soviedel
- bxrwiki Зүблэлтэ холбоото уласай Баатар
- cawiki Heroi de la Unió Soviètica
- ckbwiki پاڵەوانی یەکێتیی سۆڤیەت
- cswiki Hrdina Sovětského svazu
- cvwiki Совет Союзĕн Паттăрĕ
- dawiki Sovjetunionens Helt
- dewiki Held der Sowjetunion
- elwiki Ήρωας της Σοβιετικής Ένωσης
- enwiki Hero of the Soviet Union
- eowiki Heroo de Sovetunio
- eswiki Héroe de la Unión Soviética
- etwiki Nõukogude Liidu kangelane
- euwiki Sobietar Batasuneko Heroia
- fawiki قهرمان اتحاد شوروی
- fiwiki Neuvostoliiton sankari
- frwiki Héros de l'Union soviétique
- glwiki Heroe da Unión Soviética
- hewiki גיבור ברית המועצות
- hrwiki Heroj Sovjetskog Saveza
- huwiki Szovjetunió Hőse
- hywiki Խորհրդային Միության հերոս
- idwiki Pahlawan Uni Soviet
- inhwiki Советий Союза Турпал
- iowiki Heroo di Soviet-Uniono
- itwiki Eroe dell'Unione Sovietica
- jawiki ソ連邦英雄
- kawiki საბჭოთა კავშირის გმირი
- kkwiki Кеңес Одағының Батыры
- kowiki 소비에트 연방영웅
- kvwiki Сӧветскӧй Союзса Герой
- kywiki Советтер Союзунун баатыры
- lbwiki Held vun der Sowjetunioun
- ltwiki Tarybų Sąjungos Didvyris
- lvwiki Padomju Savienības Varonis
- mnwiki Зөвлөлт Холбоот Улсын баатар
- mswiki Wira Kesatuan Soviet
- nlwiki Held van de Sovjet-Unie
- nowiki Helt av Sovjetunionen
- plwiki Bohater Związku Radzieckiego
- pnbwiki سوویت اتحاد دے ہیرو
- ptwiki Herói da União Soviética
- rowiki Erou al Uniunii Sovietice
- ruwiki Герой Советского Союза
- sahwiki Сэбиэскэй Сойуус Дьоруойа
- scowiki Hero o the Soviet Union
- simplewiki Hero of the Soviet Union
- skwiki Hrdina Sovietskeho zväzu
- slwiki Heroj Sovjetske zveze
- srwiki Херој Совјетског Савеза
- svwiki Sovjetunionens hjälte
- tgwiki Қаҳрамони Иттиҳоди Шӯравӣ
- thwiki วีรชนแห่งสหภาพโซเวียต
- trwiki Sovyetler Birliği Kahramanı
- ttwiki Советлар Берлеге каһарманы
- ukwiki Герой Радянського Союзу
- urwiki سوویت اتحاد کے ہیرو
- uzwiki Sovet Ittifoqi Qahramoni
- viwiki Anh hùng Liên Xô
- wuuwiki 苏联英雄
- xmfwiki სხუნუეფიშ რსხუშ გერგეზი
- zhwiki 蘇聯英雄
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Wikinews(1 entry)
- ruwikinews Категория:Герои Советского Союза
Wikiquote(1 entry)
- ruwikiquote Герой Советского Союза
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Multilingual sites(1 entry)
- commonswiki Category:Hero of the Soviet Union