Hero of the Soviet Union

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Hero of the Soviet Union

HONOR

Established 16 April 1934, and awarded approximately 12,500 times during the existance of the USSR. After disintegration, it is now awarded as Hero of Russia.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ahmed Ben Bella Head of State 25-Dec-1918 11-Apr-2012 President of Algeria, 1963-65

Vladimir Komarov Astronaut 16-Mar-1927 24-Apr-1967 Pilot of Soyuz 1 plunged to his death

Alexei Leonov Astronaut 30-May-1934 First man to walk in space

Andrian Nikolayev Astronaut 5-Sep-1929 3-Jul-2004 Third Russian cosmonaut in space

Richard Sorge Spy 4-Oct-1895 7-Nov-1944 Warned Stalin of Operation Barbarossa

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