What is Hero of the Soviet Union?
{{Infobox military award |name = Hero of the Soviet Union |image = Hero of the USSR Gold Star.png |image_size = 120px |caption = Gold star medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union |awarded_by = the {{flag|Soviet Union}} |type = Honorary title |eligibility = Soviet and foreign citizens |for = Heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society |campaign = |status = No longer awarded |description = |clasps = |established = 16 April 1934 |first_award = 20 April 1934 |last_award = 24 December 1991 |total = 12,777 |posthumous = |recipients = |individual = |higher = |same = |lower = [[Order of Lenin]] |related = [[:en:Hero of the Russian Federation|Hero of the Russian Federation]] |image2 = |caption2 = }} The '''Hero of the Soviet Union''' was a medal awarded to members of the [[Soviet Union]] Red Army during [[World War II]] for men who drastically changed the outcome of a battle. 12,775 were awarded. Title of Hero of the Soviet Union was introduced by the Decree of the CEC of the USSR on 16 April 1934. After WW2 many other socialist countries established similar award. There were a lot of persons who was awarded more that one time.<ref>[https://voenmag.com/catalog/ussr/Star-of-the-Hero-of-the-Soviet-Union-a-replica-with-the-closest-approximation-to-the-original-for-all-lovers-of-Soviet-history-and-patriots-replic Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union]{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Voenmag.com</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category-inline}} [[Category:World War II]] [[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union]] [[Category:1934 establishments in Europe]] [