List of Heroes of the Soviet Union (N)

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The Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction of the Soviet Union. It was awarded 12,775 times. Due to the large size of the list, it has been broken up into multiple pages.

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References

Shkadov, Ivan, ed. (1988). Герои Советского Союза: краткий биографический словарь II, Любовь - Яшчук. Moscow: Voenizdat. OCLC   247400113.

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