SettingsSoviet military personnel killed in World War II
Abdulla Aliş
Alişev Ğabdullacan Ğäbdelbari ulı, best known as Abdulla Aliş was a Soviet Tatar poet, playwright, writer and resistance fighter.
Alişev Ğabdullacan Ğäbdelbari ulı, best known as Abdulla Aliş was a Soviet Tatar poet, playwright, writer and resistance fighter.
Akim Samar
Akim Dmitriyevich Samar was a Soviet poet and novelist regarded as the first Nanai-language writer.
Akim Dmitriyevich Samar was a Soviet poet and novelist regarded as the first Nanai-language writer.
Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kosmodemyansky (Алекса́ндр Анато́льевич Космодемья́нский; July 27, 1925 - April 13, 1945) was a first lieutenant and a hero of the Soviet Union, who was bestowed...
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kosmodemyansky (Алекса́ндр Анато́льевич Космодемья́нский; July 27, 1925 - April 13, 1945) was a first lieutenant and a hero of the Soviet Union, who was bestowed...
Aleksandra Samusenko
Aleksandra Grigoryevna Samusenko (Александра Григорьевна Самусенко, Олександра Григорівна Самусенко; 1922, Chita—March 3, 1945) was a Soviet Ukrainian commander of the T-34 tank and a liaison of...
Aleksandra Grigoryevna Samusenko (Александра Григорьевна Самусенко, Олександра Григорівна Самусенко; 1922, Chita—March 3, 1945) was a Soviet Ukrainian commander of the T-34 tank and a liaison of...
Alexander Fyodorovich Avdeyev
Alexandr Fyodorovich Avdeev (Александр Фёдорович Авдеев) (1917 – August 12, 1942) was a Soviet fighter ace of World War II with 13 victories claimed.
Alexandr Fyodorovich Avdeev (Александр Фёдорович Авдеев) (1917 – August 12, 1942) was a Soviet fighter ace of World War II with 13 victories claimed.
Alexander Lizyukov
Alexander Ilyich Lizyukov (Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Лизюко́в; 26 March 1900 - 23 July 1942) - was a Soviet military leader holding the rank of major-general.
Alexander Ilyich Lizyukov (Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Лизюко́в; 26 March 1900 - 23 July 1942) - was a Soviet military leader holding the rank of major-general.
Alexander Matrosov
Alexander Matveyevich Matrosov, born in Yekaterinoslav was a famous Soviet infantry soldier during World War II.
Alexander Matveyevich Matrosov, born in Yekaterinoslav was a famous Soviet infantry soldier during World War II.
Alexander Pavlovich Chekalin
Alexander (Shura) Pavlovich Chekalin (Алекса́ндр Па́влович Чека́лин; March 25, 1925 – November 6, 1941), was a Russian teenager, Soviet partisan, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Alexander (Shura) Pavlovich Chekalin (Алекса́ндр Па́влович Чека́лин; March 25, 1925 – November 6, 1941), was a Russian teenager, Soviet partisan, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Arkady Gaidar
Arkady Petrovich Golikov (Арка́дий Петро́вич Го́ликов; ( — October 26, 1941), better known as Arkady Gaidar (Арка́дий Гайда́р), was a Soviet writer, whose stories were very popular a...
Arkady Petrovich Golikov (Арка́дий Петро́вич Го́ликов; ( — October 26, 1941), better known as Arkady Gaidar (Арка́дий Гайда́р), was a Soviet writer, whose stories were very popular a...
Azi Aslanov
Hazi Ahad oglu Aslanov (Həzi Əhəd oğlu Aslanov, Russian: Ази Асланов; January 22, 1910, Lankaran — January 24, 1945, Latvia) was an Azerbaijani Major-General of the Soviet armoured troops during...
Hazi Ahad oglu Aslanov (Həzi Əhəd oğlu Aslanov, Russian: Ази Асланов; January 22, 1910, Lankaran — January 24, 1945, Latvia) was an Azerbaijani Major-General of the Soviet armoured troops during...
Caesar Lvovich Kunikov
Caesar Lvovich Kunikov (Це́зарь Льво́вич Ку́ников) (June 23, 1909 — February 14, 1943) — was a officer in the Soviet Naval Infantry.
Caesar Lvovich Kunikov (Це́зарь Льво́вич Ку́ников) (June 23, 1909 — February 14, 1943) — was a officer in the Soviet Naval Infantry.
Dmitry Karbyshev
Dmitry Mikhaylovich Karbyshev was an officer of the Russian Imperial Army, a Red Army general, professor of the Soviet General Staff Academy, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Dmitry Mikhaylovich Karbyshev was an officer of the Russian Imperial Army, a Red Army general, professor of the Soviet General Staff Academy, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Dmitry Lavrinenko
Dmitry Fyodorovich Lavrinenko (Дми́трий Фёдорович Лаврине́нко, September 10, 1914—December 18, 1941) was a successful Soviet tanker and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Dmitry Fyodorovich Lavrinenko (Дми́трий Фёдорович Лаврине́нко, September 10, 1914—December 18, 1941) was a successful Soviet tanker and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Fyodor Khaskhachikh
Fyodor Ignatyevich Khaskhachikh was a Soviet philosopher and dean of the Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History from 1939 to 1941.
Fyodor Ignatyevich Khaskhachikh was a Soviet philosopher and dean of the Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History from 1939 to 1941.
Fyodor Vidyayev
Fyodor Alekseyevich Vidyayev (Russian Фёдор Алексеевич Видяев) ( born 1912, died 1943) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander during World War II. He was killed in action in 1943.
Fyodor Alekseyevich Vidyayev (Russian Фёдор Алексеевич Видяев) ( born 1912, died 1943) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander during World War II. He was killed in action in 1943.
Färit Yarullin
Yarullin Färit Zahidulla ulı (pronounced ) aka Färit Yarullin; Tatar Cyrillic: Яруллин Фәрит Заһидулла улы; Яру́ллин Фари́д Загиду́ллович, Yarullin Farid Zagidullovich; 1914 – ...
Yarullin Färit Zahidulla ulı (pronounced ) aka Färit Yarullin; Tatar Cyrillic: Яруллин Фәрит Заһидулла улы; Яру́ллин Фари́д Загиду́ллович, Yarullin Farid Zagidullovich; 1914 – ...
Grigory Stelmakh
Grigory Stelmakh (1900, Mykolaiv, Ukraine-December 31, 1942, Kalach-na-Donu, Russia), Soviet military commander.
Grigory Stelmakh (1900, Mykolaiv, Ukraine-December 31, 1942, Kalach-na-Donu, Russia), Soviet military commander.
Hazi Aslanov
Hazi Ahad oglu Aslanov (Həzi Əhəd oğlu Aslanov, Russian: Ази Асланов; January 22, 1910, Lankaran — January 24, 1945, Latvia) was an Azerbaijani Major-General of the Soviet armoured troops during...
Hazi Ahad oglu Aslanov (Həzi Əhəd oğlu Aslanov, Russian: Ази Асланов; January 22, 1910, Lankaran — January 24, 1945, Latvia) was an Azerbaijani Major-General of the Soviet armoured troops during...
Heinrich Koenen
Heinrich Koenen (12 May 1910 Konigsberg - February 1945 Sachsenhausen concentration camp) was a German engineer, anti-fascist resistance fighter and agent of the Soviet military intelligence ser...
Heinrich Koenen (12 May 1910 Konigsberg - February 1945 Sachsenhausen concentration camp) was a German engineer, anti-fascist resistance fighter and agent of the Soviet military intelligence ser...
Hunan Avetisyan
Hunan Avetisyan was a Soviet Red Army senior sergeant from the 89th Rifle Division who sacrificed his life by covering the embrasure of a German machine gun pillbox with his body so that his fel...
Hunan Avetisyan was a Soviet Red Army senior sergeant from the 89th Rifle Division who sacrificed his life by covering the embrasure of a German machine gun pillbox with his body so that his fel...
Imants Sudmalis
Imants Sudmalis (18 March 1916 OS, Cesis, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 25 May 1944 NS, Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian historian and later Soviet communist and partisan, the Hero of the ...
Imants Sudmalis (18 March 1916 OS, Cesis, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 25 May 1944 NS, Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian historian and later Soviet communist and partisan, the Hero of the ...
Israel Fisanovich
Israel Ilyich Fisanovich (Изра́иль Ильи́ч Фисано́вич sometimes transliterated as Izrail Fisanovich) born 1914, died 1944, was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Israel Ilyich Fisanovich (Изра́иль Ильи́ч Фисано́вич sometimes transliterated as Izrail Fisanovich) born 1914, died 1944, was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky, also Cherniakhovsky, (Ива́н Дани́лович Черняхо́вский); Oksanina, Uman, Russian Empire (today Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine), - Mehlsack, today P...
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky, also Cherniakhovsky, (Ива́н Дани́лович Черняхо́вский); Oksanina, Uman, Russian Empire (today Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine), - Mehlsack, today P...
Ivan Flyorov
Ivan Andreyevich Flyorov, captain of the Red Army, was the commander of the first battery of 8 Katyushas, which was formed in Lipetsk and on July 14, 1941 was used in a battle against the Ge...
Ivan Andreyevich Flyorov, captain of the Red Army, was the commander of the first battery of 8 Katyushas, which was formed in Lipetsk and on July 14, 1941 was used in a battle against the Ge...
Ivan Panfilov
Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov was a Soviet general and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union, known for his command of the 316th Rifle Division during the defense of Moscow at the Second World War.
Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov was a Soviet general and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union, known for his command of the 316th Rifle Division during the defense of Moscow at the Second World War.
Ivan Sytov
Ivan Nikitovich Sytov was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace, credited with 26 kills and four shared victories.
Ivan Nikitovich Sytov was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace, credited with 26 kills and four shared victories.
Ivan Turkenich
Ivan Vasilyevich Turkenich was a Ukrainian partisan, one of the leaders of the underground anti-Nazi organization the Young Guard, which operated in Krasnodon district during the German-Soviet W...
Ivan Vasilyevich Turkenich was a Ukrainian partisan, one of the leaders of the underground anti-Nazi organization the Young Guard, which operated in Krasnodon district during the German-Soviet W...
Karakoz Abdaliev
Lieutenant Karakoz Abdaliev (Каракозы Абдалиев (1908 - October 22, 1943) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously in 1943 when he was killed by inv...
Lieutenant Karakoz Abdaliev (Каракозы Абдалиев (1908 - October 22, 1943) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously in 1943 when he was killed by inv...
Khanpasha Nuradilov
Khanpasha Nuradilov (6 July 192012 September 1942), born in Minai-Yugai village of the Khasav-Yurt district of Chechnya, was a Chechen machine gunner who fought in World War II on the Soviet side.
Khanpasha Nuradilov (6 July 192012 September 1942), born in Minai-Yugai village of the Khasav-Yurt district of Chechnya, was a Chechen machine gunner who fought in World War II on the Soviet side.
Konstantin Leselidze
Konstantin Nikolaevich Leselidze (Константин Николаевич Леселидзе, კონსტანტინე ლესელიძე, Konstantine Leselidze) (October 15, 1903 - February 21, 1944), was a Soviet Colonel-General of Geor...
Konstantin Nikolaevich Leselidze (Константин Николаевич Леселидзе, კონსტანტინე ლესელიძე, Konstantine Leselidze) (October 15, 1903 - February 21, 1944), was a Soviet Colonel-General of Geor...
Konstantin Pankov
Konstantin Leonidovich Pankov (Константин Леонидович Панков, 1910–1942) was an ethnically Nenets/Mansi Soviet painter.
Konstantin Leonidovich Pankov (Константин Леонидович Панков, 1910–1942) was an ethnically Nenets/Mansi Soviet painter.
Konstantin Rakutin
Konstantin Ivanovich Rakutin (Константин Иванович Ракутин, 1901-1941) was a Major-General of the NKVD. He served during World War II. Rakutin was killed during the Yelnya Offensive in the op...
Konstantin Ivanovich Rakutin (Константин Иванович Ракутин, 1901-1941) was a Major-General of the NKVD. He served during World War II. Rakutin was killed during the Yelnya Offensive in the op...
Leen Kullman
Helene (Leen) Kullman (31 January 1910 – 6 March 1943) was an agent of Soviet military intelligence during World War II. Joining the Red Army in January 1942, she originally served as a nurse; ...
Helene (Leen) Kullman (31 January 1910 – 6 March 1943) was an agent of Soviet military intelligence during World War II. Joining the Red Army in January 1942, she originally served as a nurse; ...
Lev Dovator
Lev Mikhailovich Dovator (1903 - December 19, 1941) was a Soviet major-general and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1941).
Lev Mikhailovich Dovator (1903 - December 19, 1941) was a Soviet major-general and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1941).
Lev Shestakov
Lev Lvovich Shestakov was a Soviet military aviator and the Red Air Force's leading ace in the Spanish Civil War.
Lev Lvovich Shestakov was a Soviet military aviator and the Red Air Force's leading ace in the Spanish Civil War.
Lydia Litvyak
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak (Лидия Владимировна Литвяк, (Moscow, August 18, 1921 – Krasnyi Luch August 1, 1943), also known as Lydia Litviak or Lilya Litviak, was a fight...
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak (Лидия Владимировна Литвяк, (Moscow, August 18, 1921 – Krasnyi Luch August 1, 1943), also known as Lydia Litviak or Lilya Litviak, was a fight...
Magomet Gadzhiyev
Magomet Imadutinovich Gadzhiyev was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Magomet Imadutinovich Gadzhiyev was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Manshuk Mametova
Manshuk "Mansiya" Zhiengalieva Mametova or Mänşük Jïenğaliqizi Mämetova (Мәншүк Жиенғалиқызы Мәметова, Маншук Жиенгалиевна Маметова; (23 October 1922 - 15 October 1943) was a Soviet Ka...
Manshuk "Mansiya" Zhiengalieva Mametova or Mänşük Jïenğaliqizi Mämetova (Мәншүк Жиенғалиқызы Мәметова, Маншук Жиенгалиевна Маметова; (23 October 1922 - 15 October 1943) was a Soviet Ka...
Marina Raskova
Marina Mikhailovna Raskova (Раско́ва Мари́на Миха́йловна; March 28, 1912 – January 4, 1943) was a famous Soviet navigator.
Marina Mikhailovna Raskova (Раско́ва Мари́на Миха́йловна; March 28, 1912 – January 4, 1943) was a famous Soviet navigator.
Mariya Borovichenko
Guards Sergeant Mariya Sergeyevna Borovichenko was a Ukrainian medical officer of Soviet 32nd Guards Artillery Regiment, awarded the Medal for Combat Service, Medal of Valour, Order of the Red S...
Guards Sergeant Mariya Sergeyevna Borovichenko was a Ukrainian medical officer of Soviet 32nd Guards Artillery Regiment, awarded the Medal for Combat Service, Medal of Valour, Order of the Red S...
Mariya Oktyabrskaya
Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya was a Soviet tank driver during World War II. She was the first female tanker to be awarded the Hero Of The Soviet Union award; the Soviet Union's highest award fo...
Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya was a Soviet tank driver during World War II. She was the first female tanker to be awarded the Hero Of The Soviet Union award; the Soviet Union's highest award fo...
Mehdi Huseynzade
Lieutenant Mehdi Huseynzade (Mehdi Hüseynzadə; Мехти Гусейнзаде; December 22, 1918, Novkhany, Azerbaijan – November 2, 1944, Vitovlje, Slovenia) was an Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout durin...
Lieutenant Mehdi Huseynzade (Mehdi Hüseynzadə; Мехти Гусейнзаде; December 22, 1918, Novkhany, Azerbaijan – November 2, 1944, Vitovlje, Slovenia) was an Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout durin...
Mikhail Baranov
Mikhail Dmitrievich Baranov (in Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Баранов) (born 21 October 1921 - died 15 January 1943) was a WWII Soviet pilot, who during the early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad...
Mikhail Dmitrievich Baranov (in Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Баранов) (born 21 October 1921 - died 15 January 1943) was a WWII Soviet pilot, who during the early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad...
Mikhail Feofanovich Potapov
Mikhail Feofanovich Potapov was a Soviet Red Army artillery captain and commander of an anti-tank artillery battery from the 1188th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment of the 13th Anti-Tank Artillery B...
Mikhail Feofanovich Potapov was a Soviet Red Army artillery captain and commander of an anti-tank artillery battery from the 1188th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment of the 13th Anti-Tank Artillery B...
Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov
Lieutenant General Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov (also Efremov) (Михаи́л Григо́рьевич Ефре́мов) (February 22, 1897–April 19, 1942) was a military commander of the Soviet Union.
Lieutenant General Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov (also Efremov) (Михаи́л Григо́рьевич Ефре́мов) (February 22, 1897–April 19, 1942) was a military commander of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Kirponos
Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos (Михаи́л Петро́вич Кирпоно́с, Михайло Петрович Кирпонос, Mykhailo Petrovych Kyrponos) (January 12, 1892 — September 20, 1941) was a Soviet Ukrainian general of the...
Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos (Михаи́л Петро́вич Кирпоно́с, Михайло Петрович Кирпонос, Mykhailo Petrovych Kyrponos) (January 12, 1892 — September 20, 1941) was a Soviet Ukrainian general of the...
Miklós Steinmetz
Miklós Steinmetz (1913—1944) was a Hungarian-born Soviet Red Army captain.
Miklós Steinmetz (1913—1944) was a Hungarian-born Soviet Red Army captain.
Mirza Gelovani
Mirza Gelovani (მირზა გელოვანი) (March 2, 1917 – July 1944) was a Georgian poet who died, fighting in the Soviet ranks during World War II at the age of 27.
Mirza Gelovani (მირზა გელოვანი) (March 2, 1917 – July 1944) was a Georgian poet who died, fighting in the Soviet ranks during World War II at the age of 27.
Natalya Kovshova
Natlya Venediktovna Kovshova (Russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Ковшовa, 26th November 1920 - 14th August 1942) was a female Soviet sniper who fought in the Great Patriotic War.
Natlya Venediktovna Kovshova (Russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Ковшовa, 26th November 1920 - 14th August 1942) was a female Soviet sniper who fought in the Great Patriotic War.
Nelson Stepanyan
Nelson Gevorgi Stepanyan was a Soviet Armenian dive bomber pilot during the second World War in the Red Air Force.
Nelson Gevorgi Stepanyan was a Soviet Armenian dive bomber pilot during the second World War in the Red Air Force.
Nikita Sakharov
Nikita Vasilyevich Sakharov was a Soviet Evenk poet and prose writer.
Nikita Vasilyevich Sakharov was a Soviet Evenk poet and prose writer.
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin was a Soviet military commander during World War II.
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin was a Soviet military commander during World War II.
Nikolai Gastello
Nikolai Frantsevich Gastello ( Николай Францевич Гастелло, May 6, 1908 - June 26, 1941), Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolai Frantsevich Gastello ( Николай Францевич Гастелло, May 6, 1908 - June 26, 1941), Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov
Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet intelligence agent and partisan who operated in Nazi-occupied Ukraine during World War II. He used several pseudonyms: e.g. Rudolf Schmidt, Nikolai...
Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet intelligence agent and partisan who operated in Nazi-occupied Ukraine during World War II. He used several pseudonyms: e.g. Rudolf Schmidt, Nikolai...
Nikolai Vashugin
Nikolai Nikolaevich Vashugin was a Soviet general and a political officer.
Nikolai Nikolaevich Vashugin was a Soviet general and a political officer.
Nikolay Abramashvili
Nikolay Georgiyevich Abramashvili (Никола́й Гео́ргиевич Абрамашви́ли) (December 28, 1918, born in Akhaldaba, Georgia — November 30, 1943) was a Soviet fighter pilot, who fought in the Great...
Nikolay Georgiyevich Abramashvili (Никола́й Гео́ргиевич Абрамашви́ли) (December 28, 1918, born in Akhaldaba, Georgia — November 30, 1943) was a Soviet fighter pilot, who fought in the Great...
Nikolay Iyezuitov
Nikolay Mikhaylovich Iyezuitov (Никола́й Миха́йлович Иезуи́тов, 1899 - 1941) was a Soviet cinema historian and critic who contributed to the foundation of cinema studies in the Soviet Union.
Nikolay Mikhaylovich Iyezuitov (Никола́й Миха́йлович Иезуи́тов, 1899 - 1941) was a Soviet cinema historian and critic who contributed to the foundation of cinema studies in the Soviet Union.
Nikolay Karabulin
Nikolay Mikhaylovich Karabulin was a Soviet World War II Il-2 pilot and commanding officer of an ground-attack group whose pilots destroyed twenty enemy aircraft in a raid on a German airbase du...
Nikolay Mikhaylovich Karabulin was a Soviet World War II Il-2 pilot and commanding officer of an ground-attack group whose pilots destroyed twenty enemy aircraft in a raid on a German airbase du...
Nikolay Nikanorovich Belov
Nikolay Nikanorovich Belov (Никола́й Никано́рович Бело́в; 6 December 1896 - 9 August 1941) was a Red Army World War II major-general who commanded the 15th Motorized Rifle Division / 15th Rifle ...
Nikolay Nikanorovich Belov (Никола́й Никано́рович Бело́в; 6 December 1896 - 9 August 1941) was a Red Army World War II major-general who commanded the 15th Motorized Rifle Division / 15th Rifle ...
Nurken Abdirov
Nurken Abdirovich Abdirov (Нурке́н Абди́рович Абди́ров) was a Kazakh pilot who served for the Soviet Union in World War II, and was killed in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Nurken Abdirovich Abdirov (Нурке́н Абди́рович Абди́ров) was a Kazakh pilot who served for the Soviet Union in World War II, and was killed in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Nurmyrat Saryhanow
Nurmyrat Saryhanow was a Soviet Turkmen short-story writer and novelist.
Nurmyrat Saryhanow was a Soviet Turkmen short-story writer and novelist.
Oleg Koshevoy
Oleg Vasilyevich Koshevoy was a Ukrainian Soviet partisan and one of the founders of the clandestine organization Young Guard, which fought the Nazi forces in Krasnodon during World War II betwe...
Oleg Vasilyevich Koshevoy was a Ukrainian Soviet partisan and one of the founders of the clandestine organization Young Guard, which fought the Nazi forces in Krasnodon during World War II betwe...
Pavel Antseborenko
Private Pavel Afanasevich Antseborenko (; 1925 - August 20, 1944) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously in 1944 when he was killed during the de...
Private Pavel Afanasevich Antseborenko (; 1925 - August 20, 1944) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously in 1944 when he was killed during the de...
Pavel Kogan (poet)
Pavel Davidovich Kogan (Па́вел Дави́дович Кога́н; 7 July 1918, Kiev – 23 September 1942, near Novorossiysk) was a Soviet poet.
Pavel Davidovich Kogan (Па́вел Дави́дович Кога́н; 7 July 1918, Kiev – 23 September 1942, near Novorossiysk) was a Soviet poet.
Pore Mosulishvili
Pore Mosulishvili was a Georgian soldier, and partisan in the Italian resistance movement.
Pore Mosulishvili was a Georgian soldier, and partisan in the Italian resistance movement.
Pyotr Blinov
Pyotr Alexandrovich Blinov (Пётр Алекса́ндрович Блино́в; Pekshur village, Uvinsky District, Udmurtia - near Smolensk, January 7, 1942) was a Soviet Udmurt writer and journalist.
Pyotr Alexandrovich Blinov (Пётр Алекса́ндрович Блино́в; Pekshur village, Uvinsky District, Udmurtia - near Smolensk, January 7, 1942) was a Soviet Udmurt writer and journalist.
Raisa Vasilyevna Belyayeva
Raisa Vasil'evna Beliaeva was one of the first Russian female fighter pilots.
Raisa Vasil'evna Beliaeva was one of the first Russian female fighter pilots.
Roza Shanina
Roza Georgiyevna Shanina (Ро́за Гео́ргиевна Ша́нина; 3 April 1924 – 28 January 1945) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with 54 confirmed kills, including 12 snipers during t...
Roza Georgiyevna Shanina (Ро́за Гео́ргиевна Ша́нина; 3 April 1924 – 28 January 1945) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with 54 confirmed kills, including 12 snipers during t...
Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri
Rubén Ruíz Ibárruri (9 January 1920, Somorostro, Kingdom of Spain - 4 September 1942, Srednyaya Akhtuba, Soviet Union) was the son of Spanish communist leader Dolores Ibárruri and a posthumous ...
Rubén Ruíz Ibárruri (9 January 1920, Somorostro, Kingdom of Spain - 4 September 1942, Srednyaya Akhtuba, Soviet Union) was the son of Spanish communist leader Dolores Ibárruri and a posthumous ...
Semyon Alexandrovich Ginzburg
Semyon Alexandrovich Ginzburg was a Russian tank designer.
Semyon Alexandrovich Ginzburg was a Russian tank designer.
Semyon Rudniev
Semyon V. Rudniev was one of the leaders of Soviet partisan movement during World War II, popular Commissar in the partisan formation operating in Ukraine and led by Sydir Kovpak.
Semyon V. Rudniev was one of the leaders of Soviet partisan movement during World War II, popular Commissar in the partisan formation operating in Ukraine and led by Sydir Kovpak.
Sergey Belavenets
Sergey Belavenets (Сергей Всеволодович Белавенец; 8 July 19107 March 1942) was a Soviet chess master, theoretician, and chess journalist of Belarusian descent.
Sergey Belavenets (Сергей Всеволодович Белавенец; 8 July 19107 March 1942) was a Soviet chess master, theoretician, and chess journalist of Belarusian descent.
Shalva Loladze
Shalva Loladze was a former Soviet Georgian POW and an officer in the German Wehrmacht who headed a revolt of the Georgian soldiers against the German commandership on the Dutch island of Texel.
Shalva Loladze was a former Soviet Georgian POW and an officer in the German Wehrmacht who headed a revolt of the Georgian soldiers against the German commandership on the Dutch island of Texel.
Stepan Guryev
Stepan Savelevich Guryev (Степан Савельевич Гурьев) (1 August 1902 - 22 April 1945) was a Major General of the Soviet Army in World War II. Three days after he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet...
Stepan Savelevich Guryev (Степан Савельевич Гурьев) (1 August 1902 - 22 April 1945) was a Major General of the Soviet Army in World War II. Three days after he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet...
Tanya Baramzina
Tatiana Nikolaevna Baramzina (Татья́на Никола́евна Барамзина́) (December 12, 1919 – July 5, 1944) was a Soviet sniper in the German-Soviet War.
Tatiana Nikolaevna Baramzina (Татья́на Никола́евна Барамзина́) (December 12, 1919 – July 5, 1944) was a Soviet sniper in the German-Soviet War.
Terentiy Parafilo
Terentiy Mikhaylovich Parafilo (Тере́нтий Михай́лович Парафи́ло; 28 October 1901 –24 June 1943) was a Soviet military leader.
Terentiy Mikhaylovich Parafilo (Тере́нтий Михай́лович Парафи́ло; 28 October 1901 –24 June 1943) was a Soviet military leader.
Valentin Kotyk
Valentin Aleksandrovich Kotyk (1930-02-01 - 1944-02-17) - was a Soviet pioneer, and a partisan scout, the Hero of Soviet Union (posthumously).
Valentin Aleksandrovich Kotyk (1930-02-01 - 1944-02-17) - was a Soviet pioneer, and a partisan scout, the Hero of Soviet Union (posthumously).
Veniamin Fleishman
Veniamin Iosifovich Fleishman, (Вениами́н Ио́сифович Фле́йшман, July 20, 1913, Bezhetsk, Tver Oblast – September 14, 1941, Krasnoye Selo, Leningrad Oblast) was a Soviet composer.
Veniamin Iosifovich Fleishman, (Вениами́н Ио́сифович Фле́йшман, July 20, 1913, Bezhetsk, Tver Oblast – September 14, 1941, Krasnoye Selo, Leningrad Oblast) was a Soviet composer.
Vera Bjelik
Vera Bjelik (June 12, 1921 – August 25, 1944) was a World War II navigator born in Yakymivka, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine.
Vera Bjelik (June 12, 1921 – August 25, 1944) was a World War II navigator born in Yakymivka, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine.
Viktor Talalikhin
Viktor Vasilevich Talalikhin was a Soviet lieutenant and aviator during the Winter War and World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union, among the first to perform aerial ramming at night.
Viktor Vasilevich Talalikhin was a Soviet lieutenant and aviator during the Winter War and World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union, among the first to perform aerial ramming at night.
Vladislav Zanadvorov
Vladislav Leonidovich Zanadvorov was a Soviet writer best known for his World War II poems.
Vladislav Leonidovich Zanadvorov was a Soviet writer best known for his World War II poems.
Yakov Dzhugashvili
Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili (იაკობ ჯუღაშვილი, Яков Иосифович Джугашвили) (18 March 1907 – 14 April 1943) was one of Joseph Stalin's five children (along with Svetlana Alliluyeva, Vasily Dzhuga...
Yakov Iosifovich Dzhugashvili (იაკობ ჯუღაშვილი, Яков Иосифович Джугашвили) (18 March 1907 – 14 April 1943) was one of Joseph Stalin's five children (along with Svetlana Alliluyeva, Vasily Dzhuga...
Yekaterina Budanova
Yekaterina Vasylievna Budanova, also known as Katya Budanova,, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. With 11 air victories, along with Lydia Litvyak, she was one...
Yekaterina Vasylievna Budanova, also known as Katya Budanova,, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. With 11 air victories, along with Lydia Litvyak, she was one...
Yekaterina Zelenko
Yekaterina Ivanovna Zelenko (September 14, 1916—September 12, 1941) was a Soviet (ethnic Ukrainian) war pilot.
Yekaterina Ivanovna Zelenko (September 14, 1916—September 12, 1941) was a Soviet (ethnic Ukrainian) war pilot.
Yevgeniya Rudneva
Evgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva (Евгения Максимовна Руднева), also known as Zhenya Rudneva (Женя Руднева) (Berdiansk, December 24, 1920 – April 9, 1944 near Kerch) was a Soviet military ai...
Evgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva (Евгения Максимовна Руднева), also known as Zhenya Rudneva (Женя Руднева) (Berdiansk, December 24, 1920 – April 9, 1944 near Kerch) was a Soviet military ai...
Yevgeny Nikonov
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Nikonov was a Russian war hero martyred during the Soviet defense of Estonia in 1941.
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Nikonov was a Russian war hero martyred during the Soviet defense of Estonia in 1941.
Yury Krymov
Yury Krymov was the pen name of Soviet novelist Yury Solomonovich Beklemishev.
Yury Krymov was the pen name of Soviet novelist Yury Solomonovich Beklemishev.