List of female Heroes of the Soviet Union
Appearance
This is a list of female Heroes of the Soviet Union; of the 12,777 people awarded the title, 95 were women, 49 of whom were posthumous recipients of the title.
Recipients
[edit]This colour, along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the title was awarded posthumously.
Soviet military personnel
[edit]Name | Unit | Rank | Date of award | Notes | References |
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Valentina Grizodubova Валентина Гризодубова |
Flight "Rodina" | Colonel | 2 November 1938 | Pilot-in-Command | [1] |
Polina Osipenko Полина Осипенко |
Flight "Rodina" | Major | 2 November 1938 | Co-pilot | [2] |
Marina Raskova Марина Раскова |
Flight "Rodina" | Major | 2 November 1938 | Navigator | [3] |
Yekaterina Zelenko Екатерина Зеленко |
135th Light Bomber Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 5 May 1990 * | Killed in action in unclear circumstances on 12 September 1941. | [4] |
Raisa Aronova Раиса Аронова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Major | 15 May 1946 | —
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[5] |
Vera Belik Вера Белик |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Lieutenant | 23 February 1945 * | Killed in action on 25 August 1944 after shot down by German fighter. | [6] |
Tatyana Makarova Татьяна Макарова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Lieutenant | 23 February 1945 * | Killed in action on 25 August 1944 after shot down by German fighter. | [6] |
Marina Chechneva Марина Чечнева |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Major | 15 August 1946 | —
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[7] |
Rufina Gasheva Руфина Гашева |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Major | 23 February 1945 | —
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[8] |
Olga Sanfirova Ольга Санфирова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Captain | 23 February 1945 * | Killed in action on 13 December 1944 after stepping on landmine when evacuating downed aircraft. | [8] |
Polina Gelman Полина Гельман |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Major | 15 May 1946 | —
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[9] |
Antonina Khudyakova Антонина Худякова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | —
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[10] |
Larisa Litvinova Лариса Литвинова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Captain | 23 February 1948 | —
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[11] |
Natalya Meklin Наталья Меклин |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Major | 23 February 1945 | —
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[12] |
Yevdokiya Nikulina Евдокия Никулина |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Major | 26 October 1944 | —
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[13] |
Yevdokiya Nosal Евдокия Носаль |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 24 May 1943 * | Killed in action on 23 April 1943 when hit in the head by a piece of shrapnel from anti-aircraft fire. | [14] |
Zoya Parfyonova Зоя Парфёнова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 18 August 1945 | —
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[15] |
Yevdokiya Pasko Евдокия Пасько |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 26 October 1944 | —
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[16] |
Nadezhda Popova Надежда Попова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Captain | 23 February 1945 | —
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[17] |
Nina Raspopova Нина Распопова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | —
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[18] |
Yevgeniya Rudneva Евгения Руднева |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 26 October 1944 * | Killed in action on 9 April 1944 after plane was shot down from anti-aircraft warfare. | [19] |
Yekaterina Ryabova Екатерина Рябова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 23 February 1945 | —
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[20] |
Irina Sebrova Ирина Себрова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 23 February 1945 | —
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[21] |
Mariya Smirnova Мария Смирнова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Major | 26 October 1944 | —
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[22] |
Maguba Syrtlanova Магуба Сыртланова |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | —
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[23] |
Nina Ulyanenko Нина Ульяненко |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Lieutenant | 18 August 1945 | —
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[24] |
Yevgeniya Zhigulenko Евгения Жигуленко |
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment | Major | 23 February 1945 | —
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[25] |
Mariya Dolina Мария Долина |
125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment | Major | 18 August 1945 | —
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[26] |
Galina Dzhunkovskaya Галина Джунковская |
125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment | Major | 18 August 1945 | —
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[27] |
Nadezhda Fedutenko Надежда Федутенко |
125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment | Major | 18 August 1945 | —
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[28] |
Klavdia Fomicheva Клавдия Фомичёва |
125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 18 August 1945 | —
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[29] |
Antonina Zubkova Антонина Зубкова |
125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment | Captain | 18 August 1945 | —
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[30] |
Lydia Litvyak Лидия Литвяк |
73rd Guards Fighter Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 5 May 1990 * | Presumably killed in action on 1 August 1943 after crash; some think she may have survived and been a POW. | [31] |
Tamara Konstantinova Тамара Константинова |
566th Attack Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 | —
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[32] |
Anna Yegorova Анна Егорова |
805th Ground Attack Air Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 6 May 1965 | —
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[33] |
Tatyana Baramzina Татьяна Барамзина |
252nd Rifle Regiment | Corporal | 24 March 1945 * | Captured, tortured, and executed with an anti-tank rifle on 5 July 1944 after running out of ammunition while trying to protect trenches of wounded soldiers. | [34] |
Yelena Stempkovskaya Елена Стемпковская |
216th Rifle Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 15 May 1946 * | Killed in action on 26 June 1942. Some accounts state that she was captured and tortured while others say she was killed in battle. | [35] |
Manshuk Mametova Маншук Маметова |
21st Guards Rifle Division | Senior Sergeant | 1 March 1944 * | Killed in action defending strategic bridgehead on 15 October 1943. | [36] |
Nina Onilova Нина Онилова |
54th Rifle Regiment | Senior Sergeant | 14 May 1965 * | Died of wounds on 8 March 1942 | [37] |
Mariya Batrakova Мария Батракова |
463rd Rifle Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 19 March 1944 | —
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[38] |
Anna Nikandrova Анна Никандрова |
426th Rifle Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 * | Killed in action while trying to take out machine-gun bunker on 23 June 1944. | [39] |
Tatyana Kostyrina Татьяна Костырина |
691st Rifle Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 16 May 1944 * | Killed in action on 22 November 1942. | [40] |
Natalya Kovshova Наталья Ковшова |
528th Rifle Regiment | Private | 14 February 1943 * | Killed in action after detonating grenades when fully surrounded by German troops on 14 August 1942. | [41] |
Mariya Polivanova Мария Поливанова |
528th Rifle Regiment | Private | 14 February 1943 * | Killed in action after detonating grenades when fully surrounded by German troops on 14 August 1942. | [41] |
Aliya Moldagulova Алия Молдагулова |
54th Independent Rifle Brigade | Corporal | 4 June 1944 * | Died of wounds on 14 January 1944 after shot in hand-to-hand combat | [42] |
Lyudmila Pavlichenko Людмила Павличенко |
25th Rifle Division | Major | 25 October 1943 | —
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[43] |
Irina Levchenko Ирина Левченко |
41st Tank Brigade | Lieutenant Colonel | 6 May 1965 | —
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[44] |
Mariya Oktyabrskaya Мария Октябрьская |
26th Guards Tank Brigade | Senior Sergeant | 2 August 1944 * | Died of wounds after remaining in coma for two months after head injury on 15 March 1944. | [45] |
Mariya Bayda Мария Байда |
514th Rifle Regiment | Senior Sergeant | 20 June 1942 | —
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[46] |
Mariya Borovichenko Мария Боровиченко |
32nd Guards Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 6 May 1965 * | Killed in action on 4 July 1943 after using body as human shield to protect colleague. | [47] |
Valeriya Gnarovskaya Валерия Гнаровская |
907th Rifle Regiment | Senior Medical NCO | 3 June 1944 * | Killed in action on 23 September 1943 after throwing self under tank with bag of grenades to protect hospital tent. | [48] |
Vera Kashcheyeva Вера Кащеева |
120th Rifle Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 28 February 1944 | —
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[49] |
Kseniya Konstantinova Ксения Константинова |
730th Rifle Regiment | Senior Medical NCO | 4 June 1944 * | Captured, tortured and executed on 1 October 1943 after running out of ammunition while trying to protect injured soldiers. | [50] |
Lyudmila Kravets Людмила Кравец |
63rd Guards Rifle Regiment | Senior Sergeant | 31 May 1945 | —
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[51] |
Zinaida Mareseva Зинаида Маресева |
214th Guards Rifle Regiment | Senior Sergeant | 22 February 1944 * | Died of wounds on 6 August 1943 after using body as human shield to defend wounded soldiers from mortar attack. | [52] |
Fedora Pushina Федора Пушина |
520th Rifle Regiment | Lieutenant | 10 January 1944 * | Died of wounds on 6 November 1943 shortly after rescuing numerous soldiers from burning hospital. | [53] |
Zinaida Samsonova Зинаида Самсонова |
667th Rifle Regiment | Senior Sergeant | 3 June 1944 * | Killed in action on 27 January 1944 after shot by German sniper while attempting to rescue wounded soldier. | [54] |
Mariya Shcherbachenko Мария Щербаченко |
835th Rifle Regiment | Senior NCO | 23 October 1943 | —
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[55] |
Mariya Shkarletova Мария Шкарлетова |
170th Guards Rifle Regiment | Senior NCO | 24 March 1945 | —
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[56] |
Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko Зинаида Туснолобова-Марченко |
849th Rifle Regiment | Senior Medical NCO | 6 December 1957 | —
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[57] |
Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina Екатерина Михайлова-Дёмина |
369th Independent Naval Infantry Battalion | Chief Petty Officer | 5 May 1990 | —
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[58] |
Galina Petrova Галина Петрова |
386th Independent Naval Infantry Battalion | Chief Petty Officer | 17 November 1943 | Killed in action less than a month later on 4 December 1943. | [59] |
Mariya Tsukanova Мария Цуканова |
355th Independent Guards Naval Infantry Battalion | Corporal | 14 September 1945 * | Killed in action on 14 August 1945. | [60] |
Nina Gnilitskaya Нина Гнилицкая |
383rd Rifle Division | Private | 31 March 1943 * | Killed in action on 10 December 1941. | [61] |
Soviet partisans
[edit]Name | Date of award | Notes | References |
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Yelizaveta Chaikina Елизавета Чайкина |
6 March 1942 * | Captured and executed on 22 November 1941 | [62] |
Yelena Kolesova Елена Колесова |
21 November 1944 * | Killed in action on 11 September 1942 | [63] |
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Зоя Космодемьянская |
16 February 1942 * | Captured and executed on 29 November 1941 | [64] |
Tatyana Marinenko Татьяна Мариненко |
8 May 1965 * | Captured and executed on 2 February 1942 | [65] |
Anna Maslovskaya Анна Масловская |
15 May 1944 | —
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[66] |
Marytė Melnikaitė Мария Мельникайте |
22 March 1944 * | Captured and executed on 13 July 1943 | [67] |
Antonina Petrova Антонина Петрова |
8 April 1942 * | Killed herself to avoid capture on 4 November 1941 | [68] |
Larisa Ratushnaya Лариса Ратушная |
8 May 1965 * | Murdered by a traitor in her unit on 18 March 1944 | [69] |
Valentina Safronova Валентина Сафронова |
8 May 1965 * | Tortured to death by the Gestapo on 1 May 1943 | [70] |
Helene Kullmann Леэн Кульман |
8 May 1965 * | Captured and executed on 6 March 1943 | [71] |
Anna Lisitsyna Анна Лисицына |
25 September 1943 * | Killed in action on 3 August 1942 | [72] |
Mariya Melentyeva Мария Мелентьева |
25 September 1943 * | Captured and executed in 1943 | [72] |
Anna Morozova Анна Морозова |
8 May 1965 * | Killed in action in December 1944 | [73] |
Anastasiya Biseniek Анастасия Бисениек |
9 May 1965 * | Captured and executed in October 1943 | [74] |
Darya Dyachenko Дарья Дьяченко |
1 July 1958 * | Captured and executed on 2 April 1944 | [75] |
Ulyana Gromova Ульяна Громова |
21 September 1943 * | Captured and executed on 16 January 1943 | [76] |
Lyubov Shevtsova Любовь Шевцова |
21 September 1943 * | Captured and executed on 9 February 1943 | [76] |
Vera Kharuzhaya Вера Хоружая |
17 May 1960 * | Captured and executed on 4 December 1942 | [77] |
Mariya Kislyak Мария Кисляк |
8 May 1965 * | Captured and executed on 18 June 1943 | [78] |
Yelena Mazanik Елена Мазаник |
29 October 1943 | —
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[79] |
Mariya Osipova Мария Осипова |
29 October 1943 | —
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[79] |
Nadezhda Troyan Надежда Троян |
29 October 1943 | —
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[79] |
Klavdiya Nazarova Клавдия Назарова |
20 August 1945 * | Captured and executed on 12 December 1942 | [80] |
Zinaida Portnova Зинаида Портнова |
1 July 1958 * | Captured and executed in January 1944 | [81] |
Nina Sosnina Нина Соснина |
8 May 1965 * | Killed in action on 31 August 1943 | [82] |
Yelena Ubiyvovk Елена Убийвовк |
8 May 1965 * | Captured and executed on 26 May 1942 | [83] |
Nadezhda Volkova Надежда Волкова |
8 May 1965 * | Killed in action on 26 November 1942 | [84] |
Yefrosinya Zenkova Ефросинья Зенькова |
1 July 1958 | —
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[85] |
Soviet cosmonauts
[edit]Name | Mission | Date of award | Notes | References |
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Valentina Tereshkova Валентина Терешкова |
Vostok 6 | 22 June 1963
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First woman in space | [86] |
Svetlana Savitskaya Светлана Савицкая |
Soyuz T-7 and Soyuz T-12 | 27 August 1982, 29 July 1984 (twice)
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First woman to make a spacewalk | [86] |
Foreign military personnel
[edit]Name | Country | Unit | Rank | Date of award | Notes | References |
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Aniela Krzywoń | Poland | "Emilia Plater" Independent Women's Battalion | Private | 11 November 1943 * | Killed in action on 12 October 1943 | [86] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 3–10.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 11–15.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 16–27.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 28–32.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 33–36.
- ^ a b Cottam, Women in War, 37–41.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 42–46.
- ^ a b Cottam, Women in War, 47–50.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 51–54.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 55–56.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 57–59.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 60–62.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 63–65.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 66–69.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 70–73.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 74–76.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 77–80.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 81–83.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 84–89.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 90–95.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 96–100.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 101–104.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 105–107.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 108–110.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 111–114.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 115–118.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 119–121.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 122–124.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 125–127.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 128–131.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 132–138.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 139–141.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 142–150.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 151–153.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 154–157.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 158–161.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 162–167.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 168–170.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 171–172.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 173–174.
- ^ a b Cottam, Women in War, 175–179.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 180–183.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 184–188.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 189–192.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 193–196.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 197–200.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 201–203.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 204–206.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 207–208.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 209–211.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 212–213.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 214–215.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 216–217.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 218–222.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 223–224.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 225–227.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 228–231.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 233–236.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 237–239.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 240–242.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 244–247.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 248–252.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 253–259.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 260–264.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 265–268.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 269–271.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 272–275.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 276–279.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 280–283.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 284–288.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 289–291.
- ^ a b Cottam, Women in War, 292–295.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 296–299.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 300–302.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 303–304.
- ^ a b Cottam, Women in War, 305–311.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 312–316.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 317–319.
- ^ a b c Cottam, Women in War, 320–325.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 326–329.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 330–332.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 333–338.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 339–342.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 343–345.
- ^ Cottam, Women in War, 346–349.
- ^ a b c Cottam, Women in War, xx.
References
[edit]- Cottam, Kazimiera J. Women in War and Resistance: Selected Biographies of Soviet Women Soldiers. Newburyport, Mass.: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company, 1998. ISBN 978-1585101603.