Mariya Tsukanova

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Heroine of the Soviet Union (1924-1945)

Lived 1924 to 1945 · aged 20

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Mariya Nikitichna Tsukanova was a combat medic in the 355th Independent Guards Naval Infantry Battalion of the Pacific Fleet during World War II.

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1983 Soviet envelope featuring Tsukanova.

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1945Hero of the Soviet Union

Order of Lenin

About this person

Mariya Nikitichna Tsukanova was a combat medic in the 355th Independent Guards Naval Infantry Battalion of the Pacific Fleet during World War II. After she was killed in action in August 1945 she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 14 September 1945, becoming the only woman who fought in the Soviet-Japanese War to be awarded the title.

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Lived 1924 to 1945 · aged 20

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