List of Heroes of the Soviet Union (O)
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.
This color, along with the † (dagger), indicates that the title was awarded posthumously.
Military Personnel
[edit]| Name | Unit | Rank | Date of award | Notes |
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| Nikolai Obednyak ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Иванович Обедняк |
11th Guards Separate Motorized Reconnaissance Regiment | Red Army Guard | 20 December 1943 | —
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| Lev Obelov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Лев Васильевич Обелов |
566th Assault Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 19 April 1945 | —
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| Nikolai Oberemchenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Васильевич Оберемченко |
1052nd Infantry Regiment | Captain | 27 February 1945 | —
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| Ivan Obiukh ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Данилович Обиух |
7th Separate Motorized Pontoon-and-Bridge Battalion | Red Army Man | 20 December 1943 | —
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| Ivan Oblikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Сергеевич Обликов |
Black Sea Fleet | Staff Sergeant | 17 October 1944 † | Killed in action on 14 October 1943 |
| Vasily Obodovsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Григорьевич Ободовский |
703rd Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 9 November 1944 |
| Savely Oboldin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Савелий Савельевич Оболдин |
32nd Motorized Rifle Brigade | Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Aleksandr Oborin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Васильевич Оборин |
438th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 10 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 7 October 1944 while performing an aerial ramming |
| Boris Obraztsov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Борис Александрович Образцов |
176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 10 October 1951 † | Died of wounds on 11 July 1951 |
| Ivan Obraztsov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Васильевич Образцов |
838th Infantry Regiment | Starshina | 23 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 25 September 1943 |
| Aleksandr Afanasevich Obukhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Афанасьевич Обухов |
Baltic Fleet | Captain 1st class | 6 March 1945 | —
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| Aleksandr Vasilyevich Obukhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Васильевич Обухов |
227th Artillery Regiment | Starshina | 19 April 1945 | —
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| Aleksandr Grigorievich Obukhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Григорьевич Обухов |
196th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Sergeant | 22 July 1944 | —
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| Anatoly Obukhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Анатолий Ефимович Обухов |
175th Separate Sapper Battalion | Senior Lieutenant | 19 April 1945 | —
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| Vasily Obukhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Михайлович Обухов |
25th Guards Long-Range Aviation Regiment | Guard Major | 13 March 1944 | —
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| Viktor Obukhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Виктор Тимофеевич Обухов |
4th Tank Army | Lieutenant General | 4 July 1944 | —
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| Yevgeny Obukhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Евгений Михайлович Обухов |
551st Separate Sapper Battalion | Sergeant | 10 January 1944 | —
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| Nikolai Obukhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Феоктистович Обухов |
212th Anti-Aircraft Brigade | Red Army Man | 20 November 1941 | —
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| Timofey Obukhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Тимофей Петрович Обухов |
12th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Major | 1 May 1943 | —
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| Anatoly Obukhovsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Анатолий Романович Обуховский |
71st Mechanized Brigade | Staff Sergeant | 10 January 1944 | —
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| Ivan Obukhovsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Денисович Обуховский |
29th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 10 January 1944 | —
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| Sergey Ovinnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Сергей Михайлович Овинников |
314th Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 23 September 1943 † | Killed in action on 11 August 1943 |
| Yakov Ovodov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Яков Леонтьевич Оводов |
133rd Fighter Aviation Regiment | Major | 15 May 1946 | —
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| Grigory Ovodovsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Яковлевич Оводовский |
7th Trawler Division of the Baltic Fleet | Lieutenant Captain | 8 July 1945 | —
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| Mikhail Ovsyankin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Иванович Овсянкин |
78th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 22 February 1944 | —
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| Vladimir Ovsyannikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Владимир Васильевич Овсянников |
1664th Anti-tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 23 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 12 September 1943 |
| Dmitry Ovsyannikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дмитрий Никитович Овсянников |
74th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 19 April 1945 | —
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| Konstantin Ovsyannikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Константин Васильевич Овсянников |
1035th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 17 October 1943 † | Died of wounds on 2 October 1943 |
| Mikhail Ovsyannikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Кузьмич Овсянников |
230th Separate Sapper Battalion | Sergeant | 29 October 1943 | —
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| Nikolai Ovsyannikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Иванович Овсянников |
448th Infantry Regiment | Starshina | 27 February 1945 | —
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| Dmitry Ovcharenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дмитрий Романович Овчаренко |
389th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 9 November 1941 | —
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| Ivan Ovcharenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Тихонович Овчаренко |
1144th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 10 January 1944 † | Killed in action on 21 October 1943 |
| Kuzma Ovcharenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Кузьма Иванович Овчаренко |
69th Tank Brigade | Colonel | 10 January 1944 † | Killed in action on 11 November 1943 |
| Vladimir Ovcharkin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Владимир Прокофьевич Овчаркин |
340th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | —
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| Aleksandr Ovcharov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Михайлович Овчаров |
45th Mechanized Brigade | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 28 April 1945 | —
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| Stepan Polikarpovich Ovcharov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Степан Поликарпович Овчаров |
955th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 23 October 1943 | —
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| Stepan Semyonovich Ovcharov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Степан Семёнович Овчаров |
197th Guards Artillery Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 22 February 1944 † | Killed in action on 14 October 1943 |
| Aleksandr Ovchinnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Павлович Овчинников |
143rd Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 27 June 1945 | —
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| Boris Ovchinnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Борис Васильевич Овчинников |
51st Separate Motorized Sapper Battalion | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Vasily Ovchinnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Фёдорович Овчинников |
387th Infantry Regiment | Commissar | 7 April 1940 | —
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| Vladimir Ovchinnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Овчинников |
113th Guards Infantry Regiment | Major | 31 March 1943 † | Killed in action on 10 January 1943 |
| Grigory Ovchinnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Семёнович Овчинников |
3rd Infantry Battalion 81st Separate Marine Rifle Brigade | Red Army Man | 16 May 1944 † | Killed in action on 25 July 1943 after using body as human shield over a machine gun to save his comrades |
| Maksim Ovchinnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Максим Михайлович Овчинников |
34th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | —
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| Nikolai Ovchinnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Тихонович Овчинников |
23rd Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Captain | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Vazgen Oganesov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Вазген Михайлович Оганесов |
347th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | —
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| Sergey Oganov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Сергей Мамбреевич Оганов |
606th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 22 February 1943 † | Killed in action on 18 November 1941 |
| Grant Oganyants ‹See Tfd›Russian: Грант Аракелович Оганьянц |
71st Tank Regiment | Captain | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Mikhail Ogarev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Огарёв |
783rd Assault Aviation Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 18 August 1945 | —
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| Ivan Ogloblin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Васильевич Оглоблин |
25th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 13 April 1944 | —
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| Andrey Ognev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Андрей Григорьевич Огнёв |
151st Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 16 October 1943 | —
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| Ivan Ognev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Михайлович Огнёв |
764th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 27 June 1945 | —
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| Pavel Ognev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Павел Егорович Огнёв |
794th Infantry Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 13 September 1944 | —
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| Nikolai Ogorodnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Иванович Огородников |
151st Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 16 October 1943 | —
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| Maksim Ogylenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Максим Артёмович Огуленко |
17th Guards Mechanized Brigade | Red Army Guard | 10 April 1945 | —
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| Nikolai Ogurechnikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Иванович Огуречников |
481st Separate Sapper Battalion | Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Vasily Ogurtsov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Васильевич Огурцов |
45th Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 25 December 1944 |
| Leonid Odegov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Леонид Яковлевич Одегов |
491st Separate Mortar Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 9 February 1944 | —
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| Pyotr Odinets ‹See Tfd›Russian: Пётр Трофимович Одинец |
17th Artillery Regiment | Starshina | 18 November 1944 | —
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| Laniil Odintsov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Даниил Сидорович Одинцов |
18th Separate Marine Corps Coastal Defense Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet | Seaman | 23 October 1945 † | Killed in action on 7 November 1941 |
| Mikhail Odintsov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Петрович Одинцов |
820th Assault Aviation Regiment 155th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment |
Senior Lieutenant Guard Major |
4 February 1944 27 June 1945 |
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Pyotr Odnobokov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Пётр Максимович Однобоков |
118th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 18 August 1945 | —
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| Stepan Odnovorchenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Степан Савельевич Одноворченко |
448th Assault Aviation Regiment | Major | 23 February 1945 | —
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| German Odnotsenov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Герман Петрович Одноценов |
951st Assault Aviation Regiment | Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 | —
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| Ilya Ozhiganov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Илья Алексеевич Ожиганов |
565th Infantry Regiment | Private | 23 October 1943 | —
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| Grigory Ozhmegov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Фёдорович Ожмегов |
278th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 23 September 1944 |
| Andrey Ozhogin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Андрей Матвеевич Ожогин |
988th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 31 May 1945 | —
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| Aleksey Ozerin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Алексей Николаевич Озерин |
237th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 15 January 1944 † | Killed in action on 13 January 1944 |
| Fyodor Ozerin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Фёдор Иванович Озерин |
22nd Guards Separate Tank Regiment | Guard Starshina | 16 May 1944 | —
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| Ivan Ozerov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Никитович Озеров |
465th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 10 January 1944 | —
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| Mikhail Ozimin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Иванович Озимин |
28th Infantry Corps | Guard Lieutenant-General | 29 June 1945 | —
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| Fyodor Okatenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Фёдор Алексеевич Окатенко |
384th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet | Seaman | 20 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 27 March 1944 |
| Matvey Okorokov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Матвей Петрович Окороков |
88th Tank Brigade | Lieutenant | 23 September 1945 | —
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| Boris Okrestin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Борис Семёнович Окрестин |
74th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 13 April 1944 | Killed in action on 6 July 1944 |
| Mariya Oktyabrskaya ‹See Tfd›Russian: Мария Васильевна Октябрьская |
26th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Sergeant | 2 August 1944 † | Died of wounds on 15 March 1944 |
| Filipp Oktyabrsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Филипп Сергеевич Октябрьский |
Chief of the Black Sea Higher Naval School named after P.S. Nakhimov | Admiral | 20 February 1958 | —
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| Akinf Okunev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Акинф Кириллович Окунев |
106th Separate Anti-tank Fighter Division | Staff Sergeant | 25 October 1943 | —
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| Grigory Okunev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Селиверстович Окунев |
966th Artillery Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 31 May 1945 | —
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| Vasily Olbinsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Александрович Олбинский |
9th Separate Pontoon-and-Bridge Battalion | Staff Sergeant | 17 October 1943 | —
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| Vadim Oleynik ‹See Tfd›Russian: Вадим Клавдиевич Олейник |
1991th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 22 August 1944 | Killed in action on 5 April 1944 |
| Vasily Oleynik ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Петрович Олейник |
873rd Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Grigory Oleynik ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Никитович Олейник |
293rd Fighter Aviation Regiment | Captain | 24 August 1943 | —
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| Ivan Oleynik ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Леонтьевич Олейник |
453rd Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Mikhail Oleynik ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Иванович Олейник |
100th Guards Mortar Regiment | Guard Starshina | 21 April 1943 | —
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| Vasily Oleynikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Семёнович Олейников |
143rd Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 27 June 1945 | —
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| Ivan Oleynikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Иванович Олейников |
92nd Engineering and Tank Regiment | Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | Killed in action on 8 March 1945 |
| Pavel Oleynikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Павел Романович Олейников |
541st Infantry Regiment | Junior Commander | 7 April 1940 | —
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| Dmitry Oleynichenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дмитрий Елисеевич Олейниченко |
189th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 18 August 1945 | —
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| Klementy Oleynyuk ‹See Tfd›Russian: Клементий Карпович Олейнюк |
60th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Sergeant | 13 September 1944 † | Killed in action on 27 March 1944 |
| Aleksandr Olenin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Михайлович Оленин |
120th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Private | 19 March 1944 | —
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| Ivan Olenich ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Иванович Оленич |
703rd Separate Communications Company | Junior Lieutenant | 10 January 1944 | —
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| Aleksey Olepir ‹See Tfd›Russian: Алексей Иванович Олепир |
657th Assault Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 18 August 1945 | —
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| Nikolay Oleshev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Николаевич Олешев |
113th Infantry Corps | Lieutenant-General | 8 September 1945 | —
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| Nikolai Olovyannikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Ефимович Оловянников |
312th Assault Aviation Regiment | Lieutenant | 26 October 1944 | —
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| Aleksandr Olkhovikov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Васильевич Ольховиков |
Commander of the TK-208 submarine | Captain 1st Class | 2 February 1984 | —
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| Nikolai Olkhovsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Иванович Ольховский |
193rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Major | 4 February 1944 | —
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| Nikolai Olchev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Данилович Ольчев |
375th Artillery Regiment | Red Army Man | 16 October 1943 | —
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| Konstantin Olshansky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Константин Фёдорович Ольшанский |
384th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet | Senior Lieutenant | 20 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 27 March 1944 |
| Aleksandr Olshevsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Васильевич Ольшевский |
1455th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Nikolai Olshevsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Михайлович Ольшевский |
26th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 † | Died of wounds on 22 August 1944 |
| Nikolai Omelechko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Фёдорович Омелечко |
40th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 19 June 1943 | —
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| Nikolai Omelin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Титович Омелин |
10th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Captain | 16 October 1943 | —
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| Ivan Omelchenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Алексеевич Омельченко |
329th Separate Communications Company | Red Army Man | 19 March 1944 | —
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| Grigory Omelchuk ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Куприянович Омельчук |
1317th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 13 September 1944 | —
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| Filipp Omelyanyuk ‹See Tfd›Russian: Филипп Трофимович Омельянюк |
447th Infantry Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 27 February 1945 | —
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| Ivan Omigov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Фёдорович Омигов |
828th Assault Aviation Regiment | Lieutenant | 18 September 1945 † | —
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| Nina Onilova ‹See Tfd›Russian: Нина Андреевна Онилова |
54th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 14 May 1965 † | Killed in action on 8 March 1942 |
| Grigory Oniskevich ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Демьянович Онискевич |
164th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 1 July 1944 | —
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| Viktor Onishchenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Виктор Павлович Онищенко |
134th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 | —
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| Grigory Onishchenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Харлампиевич Онищенко |
886th Artillery Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 16 October 1943 | —
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| Oleg Ohishchuk ‹See Tfd›Russian: Олег Петрович Онищук |
186th Separate Spetnaz Task Force | Senior Lieutenant | 5 May 1988 † | Killed in action on 31 October 1987 |
| Nikolai Onopa ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Савельевич Онопа |
107th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Starshina | 29 June 1945 | —
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| Ivan Onoprienko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Алексеевич Оноприенко |
130th Separate Anti-tank Fighter Artillery Division | Staff Sergeant | 22 February 1944 † | Killed in action on 1 December 1943 |
| Nikolai Nikolaevich Onoprienko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Николаевич Оноприенко |
37th Guards Infantry Division | Guard Colonel | 29 June 1945 | —
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| Nikolai Markovich Onoprienko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Маркович Онопченко |
163rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | —
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| Beysen Ontaev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Бейсен Сеитович Онтаев |
120th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 30 October 1943 | —
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| Dmitry Onuprienko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дмитрий Платонович Онуприенко |
6th Guards Infantry Division | Major General | 16 October 1934 | —
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| Yuri Onusaytis ‹See Tfd›Russian: Юрий Иосифович Онусайтис |
95th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Captain | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Grigory Onufrienko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Денисович Онуфриенко |
129th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 12 April 1942 | —
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| Mikhail Onuchin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Васильевич Онучин |
3rd Guards Tank Army | Guard Colonel | 17 November 1943 † | Killed in action on 5 October 1943 |
| Aleksandr Opalev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Алексеевич Опалев |
1052nd Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 31 May 1945 † | Killed in action on 3 February 1945 after suicide-attacking an approaching German tank with grenades |
| Aleksey Opalev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Алексей Константинович Опалев |
29th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Sergeant | 15 January 1944 † | Killed in action on |
| Vladimir Opalev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Владимир Никифорович Опалёв |
622nd Assault Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 13 April 1944 | —
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| Ivan Opalev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Васильевич Опалёв |
40th Guards Separate Mortar Battalion | Guard Major | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Aleksandr Oparin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Яковлевич Опарин |
191st Separate Motorized Rifle Regiment | Major | 20 September 1982 † | Killed in action on 17 May 1982 |
| Aleksandr Oplachko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Алексеевич Оплачко |
955th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 23 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 22 September 1943 |
| Nikolai Oplesnin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Васильевич Оплеснин |
111th Rifle Division | Junior Lieutenant | 27 December 1941 | —
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| Boris Oprokidnev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Борис Константинович Опрокиднев |
511th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 † | Killed in action on 2 April 1945 |
| Nikolai Opryshko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Александрович Опрышко |
155th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 27 June 1945 | —
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| Konstantin Orgin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Константин Петрович Оргин |
219th Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 5 October 1944 | —
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| Ivan Oryol ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Яковлевич Орёл |
40th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 25 September 1944 † | Killed in action on 22 September 1944 |
| Stepan Oryol ‹See Tfd›Russian: Степан Фёдорович Орёл |
1069th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 13 May 1945 | —
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| Aleksey Orekhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Алексей Егорович Орехов |
569th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 23 October 1943 | —
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| Vladimir Aleksandrovich Orekhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Владимир Александрович Орехов |
32nd Guards Fighter Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 1 May 1943 | —
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| Vladimir Viktorovich Orekhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Владимир Викторович Орехов |
199th Motorized Rifle Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 31 July 1969 | —
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| Ivan Orekhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Васильевич Орехов |
307th Guards Infantry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 22 February 1944 | —
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| Pyotr Orekhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Пётр Иванович Орехов |
125th Tank Battalion | Major | 10 January 1944 | —
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| Sergey Orekhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Сергей Яковлевич Орехов |
1187th Anti-Tank Artillery Fighter Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Trofim Orekhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Трофим Филиппович Орехов |
835th Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 23 October 1943 † | Went missing in action in October 1943 and presumed deceased |
| Sergey Oreshkov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Сергей Николаевич Орешков |
124th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 20 December 1943 † | Killed in action on 16 August 1943 |
| Nikolai Orishchenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Николаевич Орищенко |
6th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Sergeant | 16 May 1944 | —
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| Aleksandr Mikhailovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Михайлович Орликов |
44th Guards Tank Brigade | Senior Lieutenant | 27 February 1945 † | Killed in action on 2 March 1945 |
| Aleksandr Ivanovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Иванович Орлов |
5th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 27 June 1945 | —
|
| Aleksandr Ignatevich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Игнатьевич Орлов |
132nd Guards Artillery Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | —
|
| Vasily Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Фёдорович Орлов |
6th Guards Mechanized Corps | Guard Colonel | 6 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 19 March 1945 |
| Viktor Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Виктор Николаевич Орлов |
113th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 28 September 1943 | —
|
| Vitaly Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Виталий Дмитриевич Орлов |
98th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | —
|
| Ivan Mikhailovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Михайлович Орлов |
509th Infantry Regiment 236th | Colonel | 1 November 1943 | —
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| Ivan Petrovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Петрович Орлов |
743rd Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 24 March 1945 | —
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| Konstantin Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Константин Николаевич Орлов |
31st High-Speed Bomber Aviation Regiment | Captain | 7 April 1940 † | Killed in action on 11 March 1940 |
| Leonid Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Леонид Александрович Орлов |
70th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 29 September 1939 | —
|
| Mikhail Yegorovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Егорович Орлов |
848th Infantry Regiment | Starshina | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 7 May 1944 |
| Mikhail Ivanovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Иванович Орлов |
121st Guards Regiment of the 43rd Guards Latvian Rifle Division | Guard Captain | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 3 August 1944 |
| Mikhail Petrovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Петрович Орлов |
7th Guards Aviation Regiment | Guard Major | 29 June 1945 | —
|
| Mikhail Fyodorovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Орлов |
65th Tank Brigade of the 11th Tank Corps | Senior Lieutenant | 27 February 1945 | —
|
| Mikhail Yakovlevich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Яковлевич Орлов |
336th Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment | Captain | 15 May 1946 | —
|
| Pavel Aleksandrovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Павел Александрович Орлов |
994th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 10 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 18 January 1945 |
| Pavel Ivanovich Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Павел Иванович Орлов |
2nd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 24 July 1945 † | Killed in action on 15 March 1943 |
| Pyotr Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Пётр Иванович Орлов |
707th Assault Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 18 August 1945 † | Killed in action on 3 April 1945 |
| Timofey Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Тимофей Николаевич Орлов |
787th Infantry Regiment | Major | 3 June 1944 † | Killed in action on 26 December 1943 |
| Fedot Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Федот Никитович Орлов |
21st Separate Heavy Bomber Aviation Squadron | Captain | 21 July 1942 | —
|
| Yakov Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Яков Никифорович Орлов |
11th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 23 February 1945 | —
|
| Konstantin Orlyansky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Константин Иванович Орловский |
41st Tank Brigade | Captain | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 22 July 1944 |
| Pavel Orlyansky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Павел Иванович Орлянский |
56th Engineer-Sapper Brigade | Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | —
|
| Yefim Orokhovatsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Ефим Савельевич Ороховатский |
26th Guards Airborne Regiment | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 27 June 1945 | —
|
| Yegor Orsaev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Егор Орсаевич Орсаев |
683rd Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | —
|
| Nikolai Ortynsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Игнатьевич Ортынский |
321st Guards Anti-tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Guard Major | 24 December 1943 | —
|
| Aleksandr Osadchiev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Дмитриевич Осадчиев |
43rd Fighter Aviation Regiment | Major | 15 May 1946 | —
|
| Aleksandr Osadchy ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Петрович Осадчий |
11th Guards Fighter Aviation Division | Guard Major-General | 27 June 1945 | —
|
| Aleksey Osadchy ‹See Tfd›Russian: Алексей Антонович Осадчий |
276th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Captain | 22 February 1944 | —
|
| Denis Osadchy ‹See Tfd›Russian: Денис Матвеевич Осадчий |
6th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade | Guard Colonel | 28 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 14 October 1944 |
| Semyon Osadchy ‹See Tfd›Russian: Семён Кузьмич Осадчий |
Tank platoon in the Spanish Civil War | Lieutenant | 31 December 1936 | —
|
| Dmitry Osatyuk ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дмитрий Иванович Осатюк |
549th Tank Battalion | Lieutenant | 10 February 1943 | —
|
| Nikolai Osiev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Петрович Осиев |
588th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | —
|
| Dmitry Osin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дмитрий Васильевич Осин |
172nd Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Captain | 24 March 1945 | —
|
| Nikolai Osin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Архипович Осин |
1646th Anti-tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 23 September 1944 † | Killed in action on 3 October 1944 |
| Ivan Osinnyi ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Иванович Осинный |
433rd Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 24 March 1945 | —
|
| Aleksandr Stepanovich Osipenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Степанович Осипенко |
Moscow Military District Air Forces | Colonel | 22 February 1939 | —
|
| Aleksandr Trofimovich Osipenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Трофимович Осипенко |
301st Howitzer Artillery Regiment | Lieutenant | 11 April 1940 † | Killed in action on 27 March 1940 |
| Ivan Osipenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Степанович Осипенко |
436th Artillery Regiment | Captain | 10 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 31 January 1945 |
| Leonid Osipenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Леонид Гаврилович Осипенко |
Commander of the first Soviet nuclear submarine - Project 627 "Kit" | Captain 1st class | 23 July 1959 | —
|
| Pyotr Osipenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Пётр Дмитриевич Осипенко |
Senior Researcher in Special Military Unit No. 45707 of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR | Captain 1st class | 21 December 1989 | —
|
| Polina Osipenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Полина Денисовна Осипенко |
Co-pilot of the ANT-37 "Rodina" | Captain | 2 November 1938 | —
|
| Aleksandr Arkhipovich Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Архипович Осипенко |
229th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 16 October 1943 | —
|
| Aleksandr Mikhailovich Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Михайлович Осипов |
569th Assault Aviation Regiment | Captain | 18 August 1945 | —
|
| Vasily Vasilyevich Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Васильевич Осипов |
2nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 29 June 1945 | —
|
| Vasily Ivanovich Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Иванович Осипов |
310th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 16 October 1943 | —
|
| Vasily Ivanovich Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Иванович Осипов |
38th Tank Regiment | Captain | 4 June 1944 † | Killed in action on 6 January 1944 |
| Vasily Nikolaevich Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Василий Николаевич Осипов |
81st Long-Range Aviation Regiment 5th Guards Aviation Regiment |
Senior Lieutenant Guard Captain |
20 June 1942 13 March 1944 |
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Yevgeny Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Евгений Яковлевич Осипов |
Commander of the "Щ-406" submarine | Captain 3rd Class | 23 October 1942 | —
|
| Ivan Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Иванович Осипов |
91st Separate Engineer Battalion | Lieutenant | 3 June 1944 † | Killed in action on 28 September 1943 |
| Ilya Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Илья Тимофеевич Осипов |
134th Separate Motorized Pontoon-and-Bridge Battalion | Red Army Man | 10 January 1944 † | Went missing in action in January 1944 and presumed dead |
| Kirill Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Кирилл Никифорович Осипов |
245th Hawitzer Artillery Regiment | Commissar | 15 August 1941 | —
|
| Mikhail Ivanovich Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Иванович Осипов |
37th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 15 January 1944 † | Killed in action on 11 November 1943 |
| Mikhail Ivanovich Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Иванович Осипов |
175th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 20 December 1943 | —
|
| Mikhail Mikhailovich Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Михайлович Осипов |
8th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Lieutenant | 6 June 1942 | —
|
| Pavel Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Павел Дмитриевич Осипов |
384th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet | Red Fleet Man | 20 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 27 March 1944 |
| Semyon Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Семён Дмитриевич Осипов |
20th Guards Mechanized Brigade | Guard Captain | 26 April 1944 | —
|
| Sergey Osipov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Сергей Александрович Осипов |
Torpedo Brigade of the Baltic Fleet | Lieutenant Captain | 3 April 1942 | —
|
| Dmitry Oskalenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дмитрий Ефимович Оскаленко |
26th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 14 February 1943 † | Killed in action on 26 September 1942 |
| Nikolai Oslikobsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Сергеевич Осликовский |
3rd Guards Cavalry Corps | Lieutenant-General | 29 May 1945 | —
|
| Pyotr Osminin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Пётр Ермолаевич Осминин |
1452nd Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment | Guard Starshina | 24 March 1945 | —
|
| Aleksey Ostaev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Алексей Егорович Остаев |
58th High-Speed Bomber Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 21 March 1940 | —
|
| Andrey Ostapenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Андрей Николаевич Остапенко |
1292nd Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 3 June 1944 | —
|
| Dmitry Ostapenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дмитрий Яковлевич Остапенко |
10th Guards Infantry Brigade | Guard Junior Sergeant | 13 December 1942 | —
|
| Ivan Grigorievich Ostapenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Григорьевич Остапенко |
1st Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | —
|
| Ivan Petrovich Ostapenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Петрович Остапенко |
7th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 23 February 1945 | —
|
| Iosif Ostapenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иосиф Васильевич Остапенко |
859th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 13 September 1944 | —
|
| Pavel Ostapenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Павел Антонович Остапенко |
958th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 28 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 1 January 1944 |
| Stepan Ostapchenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Степан Кузьмич Остапенко |
131st Guards Artillery Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 22 February 1944 † | Killed in action on 30 October 1943 |
| Nikolai Ostapchenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Васильевич Остапченко |
117th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 5 September 1944 |
| Fyodor Ostashenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Фёдор Афанасьевич Осташенко |
25th Guards Infantry Corps | Guard Major-General | 28 April 1945 | —
|
| Sergey Ostashchenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Сергей Михайлович Остащенко |
1844th Anti-tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 26 October 1943 | —
|
| Ivan Ostroverkhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Григорьевич Островерхов |
15th Motorized Rifle Brigade | Major | 13 September 1944 | —
|
| Nikolai Ostryakov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Алексеевич Остряков |
Commander of the Black Sea Fleet Air Force | Major-General | 14 June 1942 † | Killed in action on 24 April 1942 |
| Demyan Osyka ‹See Tfd›Russian: Демьян Васильевич Осыка |
46th Assault Aviation Regiment | Captain | 22 July 1944 | —
|
| Aleksandr Oskin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Петрович Оськин |
53rd Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 23 September 1944 | —
|
| Dmitry Oskin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Дмитрий Павлович Оськин |
523rd Fighter Aviation Regiment | Major | 13 November 1951 | —
|
| Zakhar Osyagin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Захар Маркелович Осягин |
560th Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 23 August 1944 |
| Ivan Otmakhov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Григорьевич Отмахов |
342nd Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 23 April 1945 |
| Asanbek Otorbaev ‹See Tfd›Russian: Асанбек Оторбаев |
296th Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | —
|
| Pyotr Otroshko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Пётр Константинович Отрошко |
132nd Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | —
|
| Aleksey Otstavnov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Алексей Иванович Отставнов |
77th Guards Separate Reconnaissance Company | Junior Lieutenant | 26 October 1943 | —
|
| Grigory Okhay ‹See Tfd›Russian: Григорий Ульянович Охай |
523rd Fighter Aviation Regiment | Captain | 13 November 1951 | —
|
| Fyodor Okhlopkov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Фёдор Матвеевич Охлопков |
259th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 6 May 1965 | —
|
| Nikolai Okhman ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Петрович Охман |
34th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade | Guard Colonel | 6 April 1945 | —
|
| Nikolai Okhrimenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Иосифович Охрименко |
465th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 13 November 1943 | —
|
| Konstantin Otsimik ‹See Tfd›Russian: Константин Владимирович Оцимик |
1628th Anti-tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 27 June 1945 | —
|
| Vladimir Ochelenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Владимир Николаевич Очеленко |
384th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet | Foreman 2nd Class | 20 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 27 March 1944 |
| Mikhail Ocheret ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Иосифович Очерет |
990th Infantry Regiment | Corporal | 31 May 1945 † | Killed in action on 8 February 1945 |
| Ivan Ocheretko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Данилович Очеретько |
615th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 29 October 1943 | —
|
| Valery Ochirov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Валерий Николаевич Очиров |
Soviet Forces in Afghanistan | Lieutenant Colonel | 21 February 1985 | —
|
| Ivan Oshmarin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Иван Константинович Ошмарин |
148th Anti-Tank Division | Staff Sergeant | 16 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 24 July 1943 |
| Andrey Oshchepkov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Андрей Иванович Ощепков |
10th Guards Mechanized Brigade | Guard Staff Sergeant | 10 March 1944 | —
|
Partisans
[edit]| Name | Area | Date of award | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Odukha ‹See Tfd›Russian: Антон Захарович Одуха |
Khmelnytskyi resistance | 7 August 1944 | —
|
| Vladimir Omelyanyuk ‹See Tfd›Russian: Владимир Степанович Омельянюк |
Minsk underground newspaper | 8 May 1965 † | Captured and executed 26 May 1942 |
| Nikolai Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Сергеевич Орлов |
Ukrainian partisan movement | 2 May 1945 | —
|
| Kirill Orlovsky ‹See Tfd›Russian: Кирилл Прокофьевич Орловский |
Baranavichy partisan movement leader | 20 September 1943 | —
|
| Mariya Osipova ‹See Tfd›Russian: Мария Борисовна Осипова |
Minsk resistance | 29 October 1943 | —
|
| Otomārs Oškalns ‹See Tfd›Russian: Отомар Петрович Ошкалнс |
Latvian partisan brigade leader | 28 June 1945 | —
|
| Fyodor Ozmitel ‹See Tfd›Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Озмитель |
Belarusian paramilitary partisan detachment | 5 November 1944 † | Blew himself up with grenades to avoid capture after running out of ammunition while covering the retreat of his comrades |
Test pilots
[edit]| Name | Date of award | Aircraft tested |
|---|---|---|
| Fyodor Opadchy ‹See Tfd›Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Опадчий |
7 February 1957 | Tested various aircraft including the Tu-2, Tu-14, Tu-70, and Tu-80. |
| Boris Orlov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Борис Антонович Орлов |
11 October 1974 | Tested various aircraft including the MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-25R, MiG-27, MiG-29, and MiG-31M |
| Pyotr Ostapenko ‹See Tfd›Russian: Пётр Максимович Остапенко |
26 April 1971 | Tested various aircraft including the MiG-19, MiG-21, MiG-23, MiG-25, MiG-27, MiG-29, |
Soviet Civilians
[edit]| Name | Date of award | Field of study |
|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Ostpekin ‹See Tfd›Russian: Михаил Емельянович Острекин |
6 December 1949 | Head of the Arctic geophysics research institute in the North Sea |
National Leaders
[edit]| Name | Date of award | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolai Ogarkov ‹See Tfd›Russian: Николай Васильевич Огарков |
28 October 1977 | Marshal of the Soviet Union |
References
[edit]Shkadov, Ivan (1988). Герой Советского Союза II, Любовь - Яшчук. Moscow: Voenizdat. ISBN 5203005362. OCLC 312615596.
