List of Heroes of the Soviet Union (D)

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.

Military personnel Name Unit Rank Date of award Notes214th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Lieutenant Colonel —15th Reconnaissance Aviation RegimentLieutenant —«KM-97» of the Baltic FleetForeman 1st Class —24th Bomber Aviation RegimentCaptain — 131st Fighter Aviation RegimentCaptain — 21st Infantry RegimentSergeant — 58th Guards Cavalry RegimentGuard Lieutenant —1281st Infantry RegimentLieutenant — 60th Guards Cavalry RegimentGuard Senior Sergeant —23rd Guards Motorized-Infantry Brigade Guard Major —62nd Assault Aviation Regiment Senior Lieutenant —337th Long-Range Aviation RegimentCaptain —95th Tank BrigadeStaff Sergeant —674th Infantry RegimentCaptain —5th Guards Bomber Aviation RegimentGuard Captain —72nd Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment Captain —15th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Lieutenant —705th Infantry RegimentRed Army Man — 125th Infantry CorpsMajor-General Killed in action on 26 April 1945 955th Infantry RegimentLieutenant Colonel —657th Assault Aviation RegimentCaptain —210th Separate Reconnaissance CompanyRed Army Man —75th Guards Assault Aviation RegimentGuard Senior Lieutenant —140th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Lieutenant Colonel —107th Guards Anti-tank Fighter Artillery RegimentGuard Sergeant —156th Guards Artillery RegimentGuard Major —12th Guards Mine-torpedo Aviation RegimentGuard Captain —685th Infantry RegimentStaff Sergeant —17th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Starshina Killed in action on 26 April 1945233rd Tank BrigadeStaff Sergeant —5th Guards Artillery RegimentGuard Lieutenant —53rd Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Staff Sergeant —18th Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentGuard Captain —868th Infantry RegimentStaff Sergeant — 26th Guards Mechanized BrigadeGuard Captain —53rd Tank RegimentJunior Lieutenant —161st Guards Bomber Aviation RegimentGuard Lieutenant —221st Guards Infantry RegimentRed Army Guard —3rd Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Sergeant Killed in action on 30 June 1944Consolidated tank groups of the 3rd Guards Mechanized CorpsGuard Captain —233rd Guards Artillery RegimentGuard Sergeant — 1118th Infantry RegimentSergeant —807th Assault Aviation RegimentStaff Sergeant —9th Guards Mechanized BrigadeGuard Staff Sergeant —459th Infantry RegimentLieutenant —163rd Separate Reconnaissance BattalionDeputy CommissarKilled in action on 25 July 1941450th Infantry RegimentRed Army Man —Political Department of the 3rd ArmyMajorKilled in action on 21 February 194456th Fighter Aviation RegimentMajor —319th Guards Mountain-Infantry Regiment Guard LieutenantDied of wounds on 2 May 1944237th Assault Aviation RegimentCaptain —60th Guards Cavalry RegimentGuard Staff Sergeant —1822nd Self-propelled Artillery RegimentMajor —107th Tank BrigadeCaptain —5th Guards Aviation Regiment Guard Major —182nd Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Captain —2nd Guards Aviation RegimentGuard Captain — 4th Guards Near-Bomber Aviation RegimentGuard Starshina — 69th Mechanized BrigadeColonel Died of wounds on 28 December 194349th Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Staff Sergeant —1180th Anti-tank Fighter Artillery RegimentStaff Sergeant Killed in action on 9 July 194358th Guards Cavalry RegimentRed Army Guard Killed in action on 26 September 1943202nd Infantry DivisionColonel —10th Guards Aviation RegimentGuard Senior Lieutenant —58th Guards Cavalry RegimentRed Army Guard — 99th Guards Separate Anti-tank Fighter DivisionGuard Staff Sergeant —60th Guards Cavalry RegimentGuard Junior Lieutenant — 576th Artillery RegimentSenior LieutenantKilled in action on 14 October 1943 167th Guards Assault Aviation RegimentGuard Senior Lieutenant — 801st Infantry RegimentRed Army ManKilled in action on 7 April 1945878th Infantry RegimentCaptainKilled in action on 26 June 1944994th Infantry Regiment Lieutenant —490th Anti-tank Fighter Artillery RegimentSergeant Killed in action on 5 November 1943104th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment Guard Senior Lieutenant —140th Guards Assault Aviation RegimentGuard Major —178th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Sergeant —177th Infantry RegimentRed Army Man —571st Assault Aviation RegimentLieutenant Committed suicide to avoid capture on 9 July 1942119th Aviation RegimentMajor —302nd Howtizer Artillery RegimentSenior Lieutenant —95th Guards Assault Aviation RegimentGuard Major — 248th Motorized Engineering BattalionSenior Lieutenant-Technician — 743rd Infantry RegimentRed Army Man — 3rd Guards Airborne RegimentGuard Staff Sergeant —386th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea FleetLieutenant — 43rd Engineer-Sapper BrigadeStaff Sergeant —40th Guards Cannon Artillery BrigadeGuard Captain —9th Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Lieutenant —184th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Senior Lieutenant —367th Bomber Aviation RegimentCaptain —508th Fighter Aviation RegimentMajor —273rd Cavalry RegimentSergeant Killed in action on 21 July 1942 24th Bomber Aviation Regiment Captain —112nd Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentGuard Captain —2nd Motorized-Infantry CompanySenior Lieutenant Killed in action on 21 April 1982 932nd Infantry RegimentLieutenant — 1063rd Infantry RegimentLieutenant —103rd Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentGuard Senior Lieutenant —279th Guards Light Artillery RegimentGuard Major —167th Guards Assault Aviation RegimentGuard Lieutenant —890th Artillery RegimentStaff Sergeant —384th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea FleetRed Fleet Man —1077th Infantry RegimentLieutenant —503rd Assault Aviation RegimentLieutenant — 34th Guards Artillery RegimentGuard Sergeant —234th Guards Infantry Regiment Red Army Guard —10th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation RegimentSenior Lieutenant —7th Guards Assault Aviation RegimentGuard Captain —1st Guards Mine-Torpedo Aviation RegimentGuard Senior Lieutenant —900th Mountain Infantry RegimentLieutenant Colonel Died of wounds on 24 September 1944451st Howitzer Artillery RegimentSergeant Killed in action on 24 September 194465th Tank BrigadeLieutenant —8th Infantry RegimentStarshina —17th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Junior Sergeant —303rd Infantry RegimentRed Army Man —756th Infantry Regiment Red Army Man — 768th Infantry Regiment Junior Commander Killed in action on 14 February 1940283rd Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Captain —45th Mechanized BrigadeSergeant —66th Separate Motorized-Infantry Brigade Lieutenant Killed in action on 16 May 1983 30th Guards Airborne Regiment Guard Senior Lieutenant —150th High-speed Bomber Aviation Regiment Junior Lieutenant —399th Howitzer Artillery RegimentSenior Lieutenant —384th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea FleetRed Fleet ManKilled in action on 27 March 1944 5th Guards Infantry DivisionGuard Colonel —32nd Fighter Aviation RegimentLieutenant —235th Assault Aviation RegimentLieutenant —36th Guards Infantry DivisionGuard Major-General —957th Infantry Regiment Lieutenant —61st Aviation Brigade of the Baltic FleetMajor —24th Guards Airborne RegimentGuard Junior Lieutenant Killed in action on 6 October 194332nd Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Captain —1103rd Infantry RegimentCaptain —4th Brigade of the Azov FlotillaGuard Senior Lieutenant Killed in action on 6 November 194383rd Assault Aviation RegimentMajor —102nd Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Lieutenant — 7th Fighter Aviation RegimentCaptain — 29th Guards Motorized-Infantry BrigadeGuard Senior Lieutenant — 53rd Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Staff Sergeant —341st Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Sergeant —207th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Lieutenant — 83rd Fighter Aviation Brigade of the Belorussian Military District7th ArmyCaptainCommanderTwice Hero of the Soviet Union177th Infantry RegimentRed Army Man —2nd Mechanized Brigade of the 5th Mechanized CorpsRed Army Man — 64th Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentGuard Senior Lieutenant —36th Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Junior Lieutenant — 78th Guards Infantry Regiment Red Army Guard — 86th Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentGuard Captain —1054th Artillery RegimentCorporalKilled in action on 14 January 1945605th Infantry RegimentStarshina —47th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Junior LieutenantKilled in action on 10 July 1943 51st Guards Tank Regiment Guard Senior Lieutenant —Azov FlotillaCaptain 3rd Class —1593rd Anti-tank Fighter Artillery RegimentSenior Lieutenant —384th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea FleetRed Fleet ManKilled in action on 27 March 1944 24th Guards Cavalry RegimentRed Army GuardKilled in action on 24 January 19451181st Anti-aircraft Artillery RegimentMajor —1185th Infantry RegimentCorporal — 35th Tank Brigade Junior Commander —15th Guards Assault Aviation RegimentGuard Lieutenant — 93rd Cannon-Artillery RegimentLieutenant —Radio Operator of a heavy bomber in the Spanish Civil WarJunior Commander —467th Infantry RegimentRed Army Man —580th Fighter Aviation RegimentSenior Lieutenant — 6th Artillery RegimentCorporalKilled in action on 21 September 1943605th Infantry RegimentCaptain —86th Guards Separate Anti-tank Fighter DivisionGuard Staff Sergeant —812nd Fighter Aviation RegimentCaptain —8th Sapper BrigadeRed Army Man —1st Guards Cannon Artillery BrigadeGuard Staff Sergeant —2nd Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Junior Sergeant — 287th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Junior Sergeant — 673rd Assault Aviation RegimentJunior LieutenantKilled in action on 15 October 19431077th Infantry RegimentLieutenant —685th Infantry Regiment Sergeant42nd Separate Tank RegimentSenior Lieutenant 267th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Junior Sergeant985th Infantry RegimentRed Army Man —125th Guards Dive Bomber Aviation RegimentGuard Senior Lieutenant —45th Infantry RegimentStarshina —1372nd Infantry RegimentLieutenantKilled in action on 7 May 19446th Fighter Aviation CorpsGuard Major-General —12th Fighter Aviation RegimentMajor —85th Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentGuard Captain —732nd Infantry RegimentCaptain —1378th Infantry RegimentLieutenant Colonel —393rd Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea FleetJunior Lieutenant —1271st Infantry RegimentCaptain —15th Motorized-Infantry RegimentJunior Lieutenant —482nd Fighter Aviation RegimentMajor — 35th Light Tank BrigadeStarshina —2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment Guard Senior Lieutenant —286th Guards Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment Red Army Guard —86th Infantry RegimentStaff Sergeant —17th Guards Mechanized BrigadeGuard Captain —236th Fighter Aviation DivisionCaptain —235th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Sergeant —16th Guards Separate Motorized Infantry BattalionGuard Major —5th Motorized-Infantry BrigadeMajor — 55th Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Lieutenant Colonel —127th Guards Infantry RegimentGuard Major — 214th Guards Howitzer Artillery RegimentGuard Captain —507th Anti-tank Fighter Artillery RegimentLieutenant Colonel — 267th Infantry DivisionCommissarKilled in action on 7 April 1942696th Separate Sapper BattalionJunior Sergeant —135th Separate Motorized Pontoon-and-Bridge BattalionLieutenant —109th Separate Reconnaissance BattalionStarshina — 123rd Separate Anti-tank Fighter DivisionRed Army Man —5th Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentGuard Captain —42nd Infantry RegimentStarshina — 911th Artillery RegimentMajor —212th Infantry RegimentCaptain —936th Infantry RegimentStaff Sergeant —616th Artillery RegimentLieutenant —3rd Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Senior LieutenantDied of wounds on 11 March 1945920th Infantry RegimentSergeant —19th Guards Fighter Aviation RegimentGuard Captain —44th Guards Tank BrigadeGuard Captain —62nd Guards Separate Sapper BattalionGuard SergeantKilled in action on 19 October 194361st Assault Aviation Regiment Captain —1131st Infantry RegimentCaptain —16th Infantry CorpsGuard Major-General —297th Fighter Aviation RegimentJunior LieutenantKilled in action on 10 August 1943 while performing an aerial ramming764th Infantry RegimentRed Army Man —16th Assault Engineer-Sapper Brigade Staff Sergeant — 1040th Infantry RegimentCaptain —99th Separate Reconnaissance BattalionG