Heroes of the Soviet Union

Hero of the Soviet Union, First Lieutenant. At the front since June 1941. Flight Commander of the 29th Fighter Aviation Regiment, during four months of the war made 173 sorties. In ten air battles, he shot down seven planes (in a group). The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded posthumously on 22.10.1941. Awarded the Order of Lenin.

Mikhail Ivanovich Kharlamov Retired sergeant, born in 1916, native of the village. Kostyukovo Primorsky Krai, member of the CPSU. Participant in battles with Nazi invaders since 1941. In October 1943, at the head of the squad, he was among the first to cross the Dnieper, under heavy enemy fire, seizing the bridgehead and holding it with a squad until the arrival of the main forces. Being seriously wounded, he did not leave the battlefield, continued to command and repel the fierce attacks of the enemy. After being cured in a hospital in 1944 he returned to Primorye, worked as a dispatcher at a motor depot in Iman (Dalnerechensk).

In the photo, Hero of the Soviet Union Hasanov Khatif (Hakim) Husainovich, brutally murdered by the Nazis in 1943. Born in Almametyevo village, Morki district, Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Distinguished himself during the liberation of Kursk region. On 29 August 1943, during the battle for the village of Prikhodkovo, Khasanov replaced the outgoing company commander and raised the unit to attack. On September 12, 1943 during the battle for the village of Nekhaevka, Rylsky district, Khasanov was seriously wounded, captured and executed. He was buried in Nehaevka.

Colonel General of air force S. Rudenko, Commander of the 16th Air Army (Berlin)

Colonel General of air force S. Rudenko, Commander of the 16th Air Army (Berlin)

Hero of the Soviet Union Marine Platoon Commander Petty Officer M. Babikov

Scouts of Hero of the Soviet Union, Captain S. Kuznetsov detachment. Korea

Unveiling of the memorial to I.D.Chernyakhovskiy, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, in Vilnius

N.P. Khazov (on the left) with his comrades. March 1945

Hero of the Soviet Union N.P. Khazov with his sister Ekaterina. Moscow, 1947. Photo with a gift inscription from N.P. Khazov to his sister.

Hero of the Soviet Union N.P. Khazov. Oelsnitz, April 29, 1946. Photo with a gift inscription to brother Andrey

At the Reichstag. Berlin, May 1945. In the center - Hero of the Soviet Union N.P. Khazov

At the Reichstag. Berlin, May 1945. In the center - Hero of the Soviet Union N.P. Khazov

Nikolai Panfilovich Khazov (1913-1991) - Colonel of the Guard, commander of the 172nd Guards Rifle Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union. Photo with a gift inscription to N.P. Khazov's brother Andrey.

in the picture Hero of the Soviet Union Ivanov Nikolai Dmitrievich - navigator of the 1st link of the 1st Guards Mine Torpedo Aviation Regiment. Ugrodzhenets of the village of Znamenka, Starooskolsky district, Belgorod region.