Foreign Heroes of the Soviet Union

[JohnW]

All,

I was wondering if anyone had the names of any foreigners who received the title "Hero of the Soviet Union"? I have the names of the four French fighter pilots but that's all. All help appreciated.

John

[Oskar]

Hello:

Nasser, President of Egypt was given that "honnor" in the mid 60s. If I'm not mistaken, his Army chief of Staff was also given this title, though his name escapes me at this moment.

Oskar

[Andy H]

This is just a complete guess but I remeber several western allied commanders being given Russian awards, but can neither name them or the awards they recieved.

Andy from the Shire

[USAF1986]

Andy,

You are correct, many Allied commanders received Soviet orders and decorations during and shortly after WWII. The most notable being General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower and Field Marshal Bernard law Montgomery both of whom received the Soviet Order of Victory by decree of 5 June 1945. Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgi K. Zhukov awarded the order to Eisenhower and Montgomery in Berlin on that date. This stunning order was made of platinum inset with rubies and 16 carat diamonds (see image).

Of interest, General George S. Patton, Jr. was awarded the Soviet Order of Kutuzov, 1st Class (No. 58, awarded 14 May 1945 by Marshal Tolbukhim by decree of 30 November 1943). This decree also awarded Patton the Soviet Guards Badge.

Other notable U.S. generals who received Soviet orders and decorations:

General of the Army George C. Marshall - Soviet Order of Suvorov
Brig Gen Frederick W. Castle - Two awards of the Soviet Order of Kutuzov (class ?)
General Ira C. Eaker - Soviet Order of Kutuzov (class ?)
General Matthew B. Ridgway - Soviet Order of the Red Banner

Regards,
Shawn

[houndie]

You are correct, many Allied commanders received Soviet orders and decorations during

The Soviet Union was also allied in the coalition against the national socialist Germany and thus Soviet fighters should also be considered Allied fighters.

[Reigo]

The list is based on: "Geroi Sovetskogo Sojuza." 2nd Band, p. 846.
Unfortunately the list is in Cyrillic. I managed to check most of the names, but you see ? after these, which I didn't find. Some comments are also added. The date inicates, when the order was published to award them.


Volkan(?) Goranov - 31. 12. 1936 (Bolgaria)

Primo Gibelli - 31. 12. 1936 (Italy) Shot down in Spanish Civil War


Otakar Jaros - 17. 4. 1943 (Czhecoslovakia) Posthumously

Wladislaw Wysocki - 11. 11. 1943 (Poland)

Angela Chcivon(???) - 11. 11. 1943 (Poland)

Antonin Sohor - 21. 12. 1943 (Czhecoslovakia)

Richard Tesarcik - 21. 12. 1943 (Czhecoslovakia)

Marcel Albert - 27. 11. 1944 (France)


Roland de-La Poype - 27. 11. 1944 (France)


Jan Nalepka-Repkin - 2. 5. 1945 (Czhecoslovakkia)

Jacques Andre - 4. 6. 1944 (France)


Marcel Lefevre - 4. 6. 1945 (France)


Stepan Vaida - 10. 8. 1945 (Czhecoslovakia)

Ruben Ruiz Ibarruri - 23. 8. 1956 (Spain) Posthumously. Killed at Stalingrad.

Fidel Castro - 23. 5. 1963 - (take a wild guess 8) )


Walther Ulbricht - 29. 6. 1963 (DDR)


Janos Kadar - 3. 4. 1964 (Hungary)


Ahmed Ben Bella - 30. 4. 1964 (Algeria)


Gamal Abdel-Nasser - 13. 5. 1964 (Egypt)


Fritz Schmenkel - 6. 10. 1964 (Germany) As a gefreiter of the 186. ID he deserted to the Soviet partisans in 1941. Was killed in 1944. In DDR a Jagdgeschwader was named after him and many things more.

Ludvig Svoboda - 24. 11. 1965 (Czhecoslovakia)

Vladimir Zaimov - 30. 5. 1972 (Bolgaria) Posthumously. General. Killed in 1942.

Todor Zhivkov - 31. 5. 1977 (Bolgaria)


Vladimir Remek - 16. 3. 1978 (Czhecoslovakia) A cosmonaut.


Miroslav Hermazsewski - 5. 7. 1978 (Poland) A cosmonaut.


Sigmund Jaehn - 10. 9. 1978 (DDR) A cosmonaut


Georgi Ivanov - 13. 4. 1979 (Bolgaria) A cosmonaut


Farkas Bertalan - 30. 6. 1980 (Hungary) A cosmonaut


Pham Tuan - 31. 7. 1980 (Vietnam) A cosmonaut


Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendes - 26. 9. 1980 (Cuba) A cosmonaut


Jugderdemidiin Gurragcha - 30. 3. 1981 (Mongolia) A cosmonaut


Dumitru Prunairu - 22. 5. 1981 (Romania) A cosmonaut


Jean-Loup Cretiene - 2. 7. 1972 (France) A cosmonaut

Erich Hoenecker - 25. 8. 1982 (DDR)


Gustav Gusak - 9. 1. 1983 (Czhecoslovakkia)

Rakesh Sharma - 11. 4. 1984. (India) A cosmonaut


Muhammed Achmed Faris - 30. 7. 1987 (Syria) A cosmonaut


Aleksandr Aleksandrov - 17. 6. 1988 (Bolgaria) A cosmonaut


Abdul Ahad Mohmand - 7. 9. 1988 (Afghanistan) A cosmonaut


Here ends the list. I guess there may have emerged more heroes between 1988-1991, but I don't have any information about them.

[rodent]

The country you refer to as "Bolgaria" is actually called "Bulgaria"

[Reigo]

Thank you for the correction.

[JohnW]

All,

Thanks for the informative replies. It was more than I could ask for. Thanks again.

John

[Csaba Becze]

One interesting name:
Ramon Mercader got the Hero of Sowiet Union medal too (if I remember correctly).
Mercader killed Trotzki in Mexico, with an icepick

Csaba

[Gott]

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[Starinov]

One interesting name:
Ramon Mercader got the Hero of Sowiet Union medal too (if I remember correctly).
Mercader killed Trotzki in Mexico, with an icepick

Csaba

I thought he received the medal of the Red Banner and not the Golden Star...

[Csaba Becze]

Starinov, your info is wrong.

Here is the story:
On May 6, 1960, Mercader was released from Lecumberri prison and flown immediately to Havana. After some time he arrived in Moscow via Prague, decorated as a Hero of the Soviet Union, under the name of Ramon Lopez. In the mid ‘70’s Mercader returned to Cuba where he died in 1978. His widow, a mexican woman he married while in prison, took his remains back to Moscow where they lie in Kuntsevo Cemetery.

My memory is quite good

See for details:
http://www.mumblage.com/mercader.html

Csaba

[Lars Gyllenhaal]

While in Paris in the mid-80`s I read a review about a restaurant in the city that was run by a Frenchman (or was it a Spaniard) who was a Hero of the SU. I seem to remember that the review also stated that his restaurant was full of wartime memorabilia, but I may be fantasizing on that point. Anyone know of this restaurant and/or its owner? Is it still around? I am sorry I never got around to visiting back then...

Cheers,

[Musashi]

Buenas tardes!
A mistake:
Angela Chcivon
not Angela but ANIELA and not Chcivon, but KRZYWOÑ. (Does everybody see the last letter? If not please to install Polish fonts): Only the date is OK): Don't worry. I know Polish is very difficult for foreigners........):

Aniela Krzywoñ was a soldier of Independent Female Batallion (a part
of Polish 1st Infantry Division fighting with the Soviets). Therefore
she was the best shooter (using PPSh) she got the order (with 3 other female
fussiliers) to guard a truck ("Studebacker") loaded by very important maps and documents. Close to front the truck has been attacked by a German aircraft and started to burn. A few soldiers in the truck has been killed and wounded. Realized of the order A. Krzywoñ jumped into the truck and threw out the ducuments. Unfortunately she burnt in the truck. She was the lowest ranked soldier (private) awarded by Soviet "Hero of the Soviet Union" and Polish "Virtuti Militari" of V class during battle of Lenino.