Hero o the Soviet Union

The title Hero o the Soviet Union (Roushie: Герой Советского Союза) wis the heichest distinction in the Soviet Union, awairdit personally or collectively for heroic feats in service tae the Soviet state an society.^[1]

Hero of the Soviet Union
Gowd Starn Medal o the Hero o the Soviet Union
Awarded by the  Soviet Union
Type	Honorary title
Eligibility	Soviet an foreign ceetizens
Awairdit for	heroic feats in service tae the Soviet state an society
Status	No langer awairdit
Statistics
Established	Aprile 16, 1934
First awairdit	Aprile 20, 1934
Last awairdit	December 24, 1991
Tot awairdit	12,775
Precedence
Next (heicher)	none
Next (lawer)	Order o Lenin
Relatit	Hero o the Roushie Federation