"Gold Star Medal" redirects here. For the Azerbaijani medal, see Gold Star Medal (Azerbaijan).
Award
Hero of the Soviet Union
Gold star medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union
Type
Highest degree of distinction
Awarded for
Heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society
Presented by
Soviet Union
Eligibility
Soviet and foreign citizens
Status
No longer awarded
Established
16 April 1934
First awarded
20 April 1934
Last awarded
24 December 1991
Total
12,777
Precedence
Next (lower)
Hero of Socialist Labour
Related
Hero of the Russian Federation
The title Hero of the Soviet Union (Russian: Герой Советского Союза, romanized: Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.[1] The title was awarded both to civilian and military persons.
^Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich (1982). Great Soviet Encyclopedia, Volume 6. New York: Macmillan. p. 594. OCLC 810278.
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