List of female Heroes of the Soviet Union

This is a list of female Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Recipients

  This color, along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the title was awarded posthumously.

Soviet military personnel

Image	Name	Unit	Rank	Date of award	Notes	References
	Grizodubova, ValentinaValentina Grizodubova Валентина Гризодубова	101st Long-Range Air Regiment	Colonel	2 November 1938	—	[1]
	Osipenko, PolinaPolina Osipenko Полина Осипенко	—	Major	2 November 1938	—	[2]
	Raskova, MarinaMarina Raskova Марина Раскова	587th Dive Bomber Regiment	Major	2 November 1938	—	[3]
	Zelenko, YekaterinaYekaterina Zelenko Екатерина Зеленко	135th Light Bomber Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	5 May 1990 *	Killed in action on 12 September 1941	[4]
—	Aronova, RaisaRaisa Aronova Раиса Аронова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Major	15 May 1946	—	[5]
—	Belik, VeraVera Belik Вера Белик	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Lieutenant	23 February 1945 *	Killed in action on 25 August 1944	[6]
—	Makarova, TatyanaTatyana Makarova Татьяна Макарова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Lieutenant	23 February 1945 *	Killed in action on 25 August 1944	[7]
—	Chechneva, MarinaMarina Chechneva Марина Чечнева	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Major	15 August 1946	—	[8]
—	Gasheva, RufinaRufina Gasheva Руфина Гашева	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Major	23 February 1945	—	[9]
—	Sanfirova, OlgaOlga Sanfirova Ольга Санфирова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Captain	23 February 1945 *	Killed in action on 13 December 1944	[10]
—	Gelman, PolinaPolina Gelman Полина Гельман	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Major	15 May 1946	—	[11]
—	Khudyakova, AntoninaAntonina Khudyakova Антонина Худякова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	15 May 1946	—	[12]
—	Litvinova, LarisaLarisa Litvinova Лариса Литвинова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Captain	23 February 1945	—	[13]
—	Meklin, NatalyaNatalya Meklin Наталья Меклин	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Major	23 February 1945	—	[14]
—	Nikulina, YevdokiyaYevdokiya Nikulina Евдокия Никулина	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Major	26 October 1944	—	[15]
—	Nosal, YevdokiyaYevdokiya Nosal Евдокия Носаль	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Junior Lieutenant	24 May 1943 *	Killed in action on 23 April 1943	[16]
—	Parfenova, ZoyaZoya Parfenova Зоя Парфёнова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	18 August 1945	—	[17]
—	Pasko, YevdokiyaYevdokiya Pasko Евдокия Пасько	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	26 October 1944	—	[18]
—	Popova, NadezhdaNadezhda Popova Надежда Попова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Captain	23 February 1945	—	[19]
—	Raspopova, NinaNina Raspopova Нина Распопова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	15 May 1946	—	[20]
	Rudneva, YevgeniyaYevgeniya Rudneva Евгения Руднева	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	26 October 1944 *	Killed in action on 9 April 1944	[21]
—	Ryabova, YekaterinaYekaterina Ryabova Екатерина Рябова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	23 February 1945	—	[22]
—	Sebrova, IrinaIrina Sebrova Ирина Себрова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	23 February 1945	—	[23]
—	Smirnova, MariyaMariya Smirnova Мария Смирнова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Major	26 October 1944	—	[24]
—	Syrtlanova, MagubaMaguba Syrtlanova Магуба Сыртланова	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	15 May 1946	—	[25]
—	Ulyanenko, NinaNina Ulyanenko Нина Ульяненко	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Lieutenant	18 August 1945	—	[26]
—	Zhigulenko, YevgeniyaYevgeniya Zhigulenko Евгения Жигуленко	46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment	Major	23 February 1945	—	[27]
	Dolina, MariyaMariya Dolina Мария Долина	125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment	Major	18 August 1945	—	[28]
—	Dzhunkovskaya, GalinaGalina Dzhunkovskaya Галина Джунковская	125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment	Major	18 August 1945	—	[29]
—	Fedutenko, NadezhdaNadezhda Fedutenko Надежда Федутенко	125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment	Major	18 August 1945	—	[30]
—	Fomicheva, KlavdiyaKlavdiya Fomicheva Клавдия Фомичёва	125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment	Lieutenant Colonel	18 August 1945	—	[31]
—	Zubkova, AntoninaAntonina Zubkova Антонина Зубкова	125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment	Captain	18 August 1945	—	[32]
	Litvyak, LidiyaLidiya Litvyak Лидия Литвяк	73rd Guards Fighter Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	5 May 1990	—	[33]
—	Konstantinova, TamaraTamara Konstantinova Тамара Константинова	999th Ground Attack Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	29 June 1945	—	[34]
	Timofeyeva, AnnaAnna Timofeyeva Анна Тимофеева	805th Ground Attack Air Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	6 May 1965	—	[35]
	Baramzina, TatyanaTatyana Baramzina Татьяна Барамзина	252nd Rifle Regiment	Corporal	24 March 1945 *	Killed in action on 5 July 1944	[36]
—	Stempkovskaya, YelenaYelena Stempkovskaya Елена Стемпковская	216th Rifle Regiment	Junior Sergeant	15 May 1946 *	Killed in action on 26 June 1942	[37]
—	Mametova, MansiyaMansiya Mametova Маншук Маметова	21st Guards Rifle Division	Senior Sergeant	1 March 1944 *	Killed in action on 15 October 1943	[38]
—	Onilova, NeonilaNeonila Onilova Нина Онилова	54th Rifle Regiment	Senior Sergeant	14 May 1965 *	Died of wounds on 8 March 1942	[39]
—	Batrakova, MariyaMariya Batrakova Мария Батракова	463rd Rifle Regiment	Junior Lieutenant	19 March 1944	—	[40]
—	Nikandrova, AnnaAnna Nikandrova Анна Никандрова	426th Rifle Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	24 March 1945 *	Killed in action on 23 June 1944	[41]
—	Kostyrina, TatyanaTatyana Kostyrina Татьяна Костырина	691st Rifle Regiment	Junior Sergeant	16 May 1944 *	Killed in action on 22 November 1942	[42]
—	Kovshova, NatalyaNatalya Kovshova Наталья Ковшова	528th Rifle Regiment	Private	14 February 1943 *	Killed in action on 14 August 1942	[43]
—	Polivanova, MariyaMariya Polivanova Мария Поливанова	528th Rifle Regiment	Private	14 February 1943 *	Killed in action on 14 August 1942	[44]
—	Moldagulova, AliyaAliya Moldagulova Алия Молдагулова	54th Independent Rifle Brigade	Corporal	4 June 1944 *	Killed in action on 14 January 1944	[45]
	Pavlichenko, LyudmilaLyudmila Pavlichenko Людмила Павличенко	54th Rifle Regiment	Major	25 October 1943	—	[46]
—	Levchenko, IrinaIrina Levchenko Ирина Левченко	41st Tank Brigade	Lieutenant Colonel	6 May 1965	—	[47]
—	Oktyabrskaya, MariyaMariya Oktyabrskaya Мария Октябрьская	26th Guards Tank Brigade	Senior Sergeant	2 August 1944 *	Died of wounds on 15 March 1944	[48]
	Bayda, MariyaMariya Bayda Мария Байда	514th Rifle Regiment	Senior Sergeant	20 June 1942	—	[49]
—	Borovichenko, MariyaMariya Borovichenko Мария Боровиченко	32nd Guards Artillery Regiment	Sergeant	6 May 1965 *	Killed in action on 4 July 1943	[50]
—	Gnarovskaya, ValeriyaValeriya Gnarovskaya Валерия Гнаровская	907th Rifle Regiment	Senior Medical NCO	3 June 1944 *	Killed in action on 23 September 1943	[51]
—	Kashcheyeva, VeraVera Kashcheyeva Вера Кащеева	120th Rifle Regiment	Senior Lieutenant	28 February 1944	—	[52]
—	Konstantinova, KseniyaKseniya Konstantinova Ксения Константинова	730th Rifle Regiment	Senior Medical NCO	4 June 1944 *	Captured and executed on 1 October 1943	[53]
—	Kravets, LyudmilaLyudmila Kravets Людмила Кравец	63rd Guards Rifle Regiment	Senior Sergeant	31 May 1945	—	[54]
—	Mareseva, ZinaidaZinaida Mareseva Зинаида Маресева	214th Guards Rifle Regiment	Senior Sergeant	22 February 1944 *	Died of wounds on 6 August 1943	[55]
—	Pushina, FedoraFedora Pushina Федора Пушина	520th Rifle Regiment	Lieutenant	10 January 1944 *	Killed in action on 6 November 1943	[56]
—	Samsonova, ZinaidaZinaida Samsonova Зинаида Самсонова	667th Rifle Regiment	Senior Sergeant	3 June 1944 *	Killed in action on 27 January 1944	[57]
—	Shcherbachenko, MariyaMariya Shcherbachenko Мария Щербаченко	835th Rifle Regiment	Senior NCO	23 October 1943	—	[58]
—	Shkarletova, MariyaMariya Shkarletova Мария Шкарлетова	170th Guards Rifle Regiment	Senior NCO	24 March 1945	—	[59]
—	Tusnolobova-Marchenko, ZinaidaZinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko Зинаида Туснолобова-Марченко	1849th Rifle Regiment	Senior Medical NCO	6 December 1957	—	[60]
	Mikhaylova-Demina, YekaterinaYekaterina Mikhaylova-Demina Екатерина Михайлова-Дёмина	369th Independent Naval Infantry Battalion	Chief Petty Officer	5 May 1990	—	[61]
—	Petrova, GalinaGalina Petrova Антонина Петрова	386th Independent Naval Infantry Battalion	Chief Petty Officer	17 November 1943 *	Killed in action on 8 December 1943	[62]
—	Tsukanova, MariyaMariya Tsukanova Мария Цуканова	355th Independent Guards Naval Infantry Battalion	Corporal	14 September 1945 *	Killed in action on 14 August 1945	[63]
—	Gnilitskaya, NinaNina Gnilitskaya Нина Гнилицкая	383rd Rifle Division	Private	31 March 1943 *	Killed in action on 10 December 1941	[64]

Soviet partisans

Image	Name	Date of award	Notes	References
—	Chaykina, YelizavetaYelizaveta Chaykina Елизавета Чайкина	6 March 1942 *	Captured and executed on 22 November 1941	[65]
—	Kolesova, YelenaYelena Kolesova Елена Колесова	21 November 1944 *	Killed in action on 11 September 1942	[66]
	Kosmodemyanskaya, ZoyaZoya Kosmodemyanskaya Зоя Космодемьянская	16 February 1942 *	Captured and executed on 29 November 1941	[67]
—	Marinenko, TatyanaTatyana Marinenko Татьяна Мариненко	8 May 1965 *	Captured and executed on 2 February 1942	[68]
—	Maslovskaya, AnnaAnna Maslovskaya Анна Масловская	15 May 1944	—	[69]
	Melnikaite, MaryteMaryte Melnikaite Мария Мельникайте	22 March 1944 *	Captured and executed on 13 July 1943	[70]
—	Petrova, AntoninaAntonina Petrova Антонина Петрова	8 April 1942 *	Killed in action on 4 November 1941	[71]
—	Ratushnaya, LarissaLarissa Ratushnaya Лариса Ратушная	8 June 1965 *	Killed in action on 18 March 1944	[72]
—	Safronova, ValentinaValentina Safronova Валентина Сафронова	8 May 1965 *	Captured and executed on 1 May 1943	[73]
—	Kullmann, HeleneHelene Kullmann Леэн Кульман	8 May 1965 *	Captured and executed on 6 March 1943	[74]
—	Lisitsyna, AnnaAnna Lisitsyna Анна Лисицына	25 September 1943 *	Killed in action on 3 August 1942	[75]
—	Melentyeva, MariyaMariya Melentyeva Мария Мелентьева	25 September 1943 *	Captured and executed in 1943	[76]
—	Morozova, AnnaAnna Morozova Анна Морозова	8 May 1965 *	Killed in action in December 1944	[77]
—	Biseniek, AnastasiyaAnastasiya Biseniek Анастасия Бисениек	9 May 1965 *	Captured and executed in October 1943	[78]
—	Dyachenko, DaryaDarya Dyachenko Дарья Дьяченко	1 July 1958 *	Captured and executed on 10 April 1944	[79]
—	Gromova, UlyanaUlyana Gromova Ульяна Громова	21 September 1943 *	Captured and executed on 16 January 1943	[80]
—	Shevtsova, LyubovLyubov Shevtsova Любовь Шевцова	21 September 1943 *	Captured and executed on 9 February 1943	[81]
	Khoruzhaya, VeraVera Khoruzhaya Вера Хоружая	17 May 1960 *	Captured and executed on 4 December 1942	[82]
—	Kislyak, MariyaMariya Kislyak Мария Кисляк	8 May 1965 *	Captured and executed on 18 June 1943	[83]
—	Mazanik, YelenaYelena Mazanik Елена Мазаник	29 October 1943	—	[84]
—	Osipova-Nikitina, MariyaMariya Osipova-Nikitina Мария Осипова	29 October 1943	—	[85]
—	Troyan, NadezhdaNadezhda Troyan Надежда Троян	29 October 1943	—	[86]
—	Nazarova, KlavdiyaKlavdiya Nazarova Клавдия Назарова	20 August 1945 *	Captured and executed on 12 December 1942	[87]
—	Portnova, ZinaidaZinaida Portnova Зинаида Портнова	1 July 1958 *	Captured and executed in January 1944	[88]
—	Sosnina, NinaNina Sosnina Нина Соснина	8 May 1965 *	Captured and executed on 31 August 1943	[89]
—	Ubiyvovk, YelenaYelena Ubiyvovk Елена Убийвовк	8 May 1965 *	Captured and executed on 26 May 1942	[90]
—	Volkova, NadezhdaNadezhda Volkova Надежда Волкова	8 May 1965 *	Killed in action on 26 November 1942	[91]
—	Zenkova, YefrosinyaYefrosinya Zenkova Ефросинья Зенькова	1 July 1958	—	[92]

Soviet cosmonauts

Image	Name	Date of award	Notes	References
	Tereshkova, ValentinaValentina Tereshkova Валентина Терешкова	22 June 1963	—	[93]
	Savitskaya, SvetlanaSvetlana Savitskaya Светлана Савицкая	27 August 1982, 29 July 1984 (twice)	—	[94]

Foreign military personnel

Image	Name	Country	Unit	Rank	Date of award	Notes	References
—	Krzywoń, AnielaAniela Krzywoń	Poland	"Emilia Plater" Independent Women's Battalion	Private	11 November 1943 *	Killed in action on 12 October 1943	[95]

Notes

1. Cottam, Women in War, 3–10.
2. Cottam, Women in War, 11–15.
3. Cottam, Women in War, 16–27.
4. Cottam, Women in War, 28–32.
5. Cottam, Women in War, 33–36.
6. Cottam, Women in War, 37–41.
7. Cottam, Women in War, 37–41.
8. Cottam, Women in War, 42–46.
9. Cottam, Women in War, 47–50.
10. Cottam, Women in War, 47–50.
11. Cottam, Women in War, 51–54.
12. Cottam, Women in War, 55–56.
13. Cottam, Women in War, 57–59.
14. Cottam, Women in War, 60–62.
15. Cottam, Women in War, 63–65.
16. Cottam, Women in War, 66–69.
17. Cottam, Women in War, 70–73.
18. Cottam, Women in War, 74–76.
19. Cottam, Women in War, 77–80.
20. Cottam, Women in War, 81–83.
21. Cottam, Women in War, 84–89.
22. Cottam, Women in War, 90–95.
23. Cottam, Women in War, 96–100.
24. Cottam, Women in War, 101–104.
25. Cottam, Women in War, 105–107.
26. Cottam, Women in War, 108–110.
27. Cottam, Women in War, 111–114.
28. Cottam, Women in War, 115–118.
29. Cottam, Women in War, 119–121.
30. Cottam, Women in War, 122–124.
31. Cottam, Women in War, 125–127.
32. Cottam, Women in War, 128–131.
33. Cottam, Women in War, 132–138.
34. Cottam, Women in War, 139–141.
35. Cottam, Women in War, 142–150.
36. Cottam, Women in War, 151–153.
37. Cottam, Women in War, 154–157.
38. Cottam, Women in War, 158–161.
39. Cottam, Women in War, 162–167.
40. Cottam, Women in War, 168–170.
41. Cottam, Women in War, 171–172.
42. Cottam, Women in War, 173–174.
43. Cottam, Women in War, 175–179.
44. Cottam, Women in War, 175–179.
45. Cottam, Women in War, 180–183.
46. Cottam, Women in War, 184–188.
47. Cottam, Women in War, 189–192.
48. Cottam, Women in War, 193–196.
49. Cottam, Women in War, 197–200.
50. Cottam, Women in War, 201–203.
51. Cottam, Women in War, 204–206.
52. Cottam, Women in War, 207–208.
53. Cottam, Women in War, 209–211.
54. Cottam, Women in War, 212–213.
55. Cottam, Women in War, 214–215.
56. Cottam, Women in War, 216–217.
57. Cottam, Women in War, 218–222.
58. Cottam, Women in War, 223–224.
59. Cottam, Women in War, 225–227.
60. Cottam, Women in War, 228–231.
61. Cottam, Women in War, 233–236.
62. Cottam, Women in War, 237–239.
63. Cottam, Women in War, 240–242.
64. Cottam, Women in War, 244–247.
65. Cottam, Women in War, 248–252.
66. Cottam, Women in War, 253–259.
67. Cottam, Women in War, 260–264.
68. Cottam, Women in War, 265–268.
69. Cottam, Women in War, 269–271.
70. Cottam, Women in War, 272–275.
71. Cottam, Women in War, 276–279.
72. Cottam, Women in War, 280–283.
73. Cottam, Women in War, 284–288.
74. Cottam, Women in War, 289–291.
75. Cottam, Women in War, 292–295.
76. Cottam, Women in War, 292–295.
77. Cottam, Women in War, 296–299.
78. Cottam, Women in War, 300–302.
79. Cottam, Women in War, 303–304.
80. Cottam, Women in War, 305–311.
81. Cottam, Women in War, 305–311.
82. Cottam, Women in War, 312–316.
83. Cottam, Women in War, 317–319.
84. Cottam, Women in War, 320–325.
85. Cottam, Women in War, 320–325.
86. Cottam, Women in War, 320–325.
87. Cottam, Women in War, 326–329.
88. Cottam, Women in War, 330–332.
89. Cottam, Women in War, 333–338.
90. Cottam, Women in War, 339–342.
91. Cottam, Women in War, 343–345.
92. Cottam, Women in War, 346–349.
93. Cottam, Women in War, xx.
94. Cottam, Women in War, xx.
95. Cottam, Women in War, xx.

References

• 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.