# List of Heroes of the Soviet Union (V)

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

| Name | Unit | Rank | Date of award | Notes |
| Aleksey Vavilin Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Вавилин | 1087th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 16 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 28 August 1943 |
| Anatoly Vavilov Russian: Анатолий Георгиевич Вавилов | 1334th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 9 February 1944 | — |
| Sergey Vavilov Russian: Сергей Васильевич Вавилов | 606th Infantry Regiment | Junior Commissar | 22 February 1943 † | Killed in action on 18 November 1941 |
| Aleksandr Vaganov Russian: Александр Васильевич Ваганов | 68th Guards Tank Regiment | Guard Captain | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Vaganov Russian: Александр Дмитриевич Ваганов | 383rd Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Ivan Vaganov Russian: Иван Семёнович Ваганов | 69th Mechanized Brigade | Colonel | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Viktor Vagin Russian: Виктор Андрианович Вагин | 26th Separate Guards Heavy Tank Regiment | Guard Starshina | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 21 June 1944 |
| Leonid Vagin Russian: Леонид Иванович Вагин | 79th Guards Infantry Division | Guard Major-General | 6 April 1945 | — |
| Sergey Vagin Russian: Сергей Тимофеевич Вагин | 175th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Aleksandr Vagurin Russian: Александр Андреевич Вагурин | 128th Mortar Regiment | Major | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Viktor Bazhenin Russian: Виктор Михайлович Важенин | 216th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Bazhenin Russian: Михаил Иванович Важенин | 4th Guards Airborne Regiment | Red Army Guard | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Ivan Bazhenin Russian: Иван Васильевич Важеркин | 30th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Aleksandr Vazhensky Russian: Александр Григорьевич Важинский | 6th Bomber Aviation Regiment | Major | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Gimazetdin Vazetdinov Tatar: Гыймазетдин Вәҗетдинов | 330th Infantry Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 21 March 1940 † | Killed in action on 8 March 1940 |
| Stepan Vayda Russian: Степан Николаевич Вайда Czech: Vajda Stěpan | 1st Separate Czechoslovak Tank Brigade | Captain | 10 August 1945 † | Killed in action on 6 April 1945 |
| Yevsei Vainrub Russian: Евсей Григорьевич Вайнруб | 219th Tank Brigade | Lieutenant Colonel | 6 April 1945 | — |
| Matvei Vainrub Russian: Матвей Григорьевич Вайнруб | 8th Guards Army | Guard Major-General | 6 April 1945 | — |
| Boris Vaynsteyn Russian: Борис Яковлевич Вайнштейн | 206th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 15 May 1946 † | Killed in action on 6 December 1944 |
| Vladimir Vayser Russian: Владимир Зельманович Вайсер | 111th Tank Brigade | Junior Lieutenant | 25 August 1944 † | Killed in action on 20 December 1943 |
| Izot Vakarin Russian: Изот Антонович Вакарин | 940th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 4 June 1944 | — |
| Isaak Vaksman Russian: Исаак Фёдорович Ваксман | 1118th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 22 February 1944 | — |
| Aleksandr Vakulsky Russian: Александр Васильевич Вакульский | 949th Assault Aviation Regiment | Captain | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Abdulla Valiev Bashkir: Абдулла Хәбибулла улы Вәлиев | 1031th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Agzam Valev Tatar: Әгъзам Вәлиев | 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Major | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Salikh Valiev Tatar: Салих Вәлиев | 957th Infantry Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 23 October 1943 | — |
| Stepan Valenteev Russian: Степан Елисеевич Валентеев | 363th Infantry Regiment | Corporal | 21 July 1944 | — |
| Dmitry Valentsik Belarusian: Дзмітрый Данілавіч Валенцік | 5th Separate High-speed Bomber Aviation Regiment | Captain | 7 May 1940 | — |
| Akram Valiev Tatar: Әкрам Вәлиев | 341th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Gabdelakhat Valiev Tatar: Габделәхәт Вәлиев | 91th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 16 May 1944 † | Killed in action on 18 April 1944 |
| Ivan Valukhov Russian: Иван Семёнович Валухов | 334th Long-range Aviation Regiment | Captain | 19 August 1944 | — |
| Vasily Valkov Ukrainian: Василь Матвійович Вальков | 307th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 27 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 24 April 1945 |
| Nikolai Valyaev Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Валяев | 842nd Infantry Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 13 November 1943 | — |
| Mikhail Valyansky Russian: Михаил Яковлевич Валянский | 932nd Infantry Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Manzus Vanakhun Russian: Манзус Ванахун | 232nd Mortar Regiment | Sergeant | 8 September 1943 † | Killed in action on 5 July 1943 |
| Ivan Vanin Russian: Иван Иванович Ванин | 986th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vanin Russian: Николай Андреевич Ванин | 696th Anti-Tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Fyodor Vanin Russian: Фёдор Варламович Ванин | 836th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 29 October 1943 | — |
| Vladimir Vanichkin Russian: Владимир Васильевич Ваничкин | 271th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Ivan Vanichkin Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Ваничкин | 174th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 13 September 1944 | — |
| Pavel Vansetsky Russian: Павел Фёдорович Вансецкий | 384th Separate Marine Corps Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet | Starshina 2nd Class | 20 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 27 March 1944 |
| Pyotr Vantsin Russian: Пётр Андреевич Ванцин | 415th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Vachagan Vantsyan Russian: Вачаган Унанович Ванцян | 259th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Died of wounds on 1 August 1944 |
| Mikhail Vanyushkin Russian: Михаил Степанович Ванюшкин | 18th Tank Regiment 47th Mechanized Brigade | Senior Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 8 February 1945 |
| Boris Varava Russian: Борис Семёнович Варава | 156th Separate Anti-Tank Fighter Division | Sergeant | 10 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 29 January 1945 |
| Grigory Varava Russian: Григорий Андреевич Варава | 200th Guards Light Artillery Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Varakin Russian: Николай Григорьевич Варакин | 483th Separate Sapper Battalion | Starshina | 31 May 1945 † | Killed in action on 28 March 1945 |
| Valentin Varennikov Russian: Валентин Иванович Варенников | First Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR | Army General | 3 March 1988 | — |
| Ivan Varepa Russian: Иван Иосифович Варепа | 218th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Sergeant | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Varlamov Russian: Николай Гаврилович Варламов | 239th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 25 September 1943 † | Killed in action on 25 July 1943 |
| Gevork Vartanian Armenian: Գևորգ Վարդանյան | Intelligence Officer of the Committee of State Security | Colonel | 28 May 1984 | — |
| Garnik Vartanian Armenian: Գառնիկ Վարդումյան | 459th Mortar Regiment | Lieutenant | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Karl Varfolomeev Russian: Карп Петрович Варфоломеев | 21st Separate Pontoon-Bridge Battalion | Red Army Man | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Varchuk Russian: Николай Изотович Варчук | 737th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Major | 28 September 1943 | — |
| Andrey Varyukhin Russian: Андрей Петрович Варюхин | 47th Infantry Regiment | Colonel | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Varyagov Russian: Николай Петрович Варягов | 530th Anti-tank Fighter Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Vasev Russian: Михаил Александрович Васев | 23rd Guards Separate Tank Brigade | Guard Lieutenant | 3 June 1944 | — |
| Grigory Vasev Russian: Григорий Тимофеевич Васёв | 165th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 18 August 1945 | — |
| Ivan Vasenev Russian: Иван Трофимович Васенев | 116th Artillery Regiment | Captain | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Vasenkov Russian: Михаил Анатольевич Васенков | KGB | Colonel | 12 January 1990 | — |
| Stepan Vasechko Russian: Степан Павлович Васечко | 95th Guards Infantry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Vladimir Vasilyevsky Russian: Владимир Гаврилович Василевский | 30th Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment | Captain | 5 November 1944 | — |
| Yegor Vasilyevsky Russian: Егор Васильевич Василевский | 151st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Pyotr Vasilyevsky Russian: Пётр Лукьянович Василевский | 269th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Gavriil Vasilenko Russian: Гавриил Тарасович Василенко | 101st Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 7 April 1940 | — |
| Ivan Vasilenko Russian: Иван Андреевич Василенко | 102nd Infantry Regiment | Captain | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Konstantin Vasilenko Russian: Константин Петрович Василенко | 102nd Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Vasilenko Russian: Михаил Абрамович Василенко | 1137th Light Artillery Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Mikola Vasilenko Ukrainian: Микола Григорович Василенко | 936th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 13 September 1944 | — |
| Sergey Vasilenko Russian: Сергей Иосифович Василенко | 312th Assault Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 26 October 1944 | — |
| Fyodor Vasilenko Russian: Фёдор Емельянович Василенко | 10th Guards Long-Range Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 13 March 1944 | — |
| Sergey Vasilisin Russian: Сергей Дмитриевич Василисин | 325th Infantry Regiment | Comissar | 16 January 1942 † | Killed in action on 2 August 1941 |
| Mikhail Vasilishin Russian: Михаил Иванович Василишин | 175th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Corporal | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vasilishin Russian: Николай Яковлевич Василишин | 68th Separate Sapper Battalion | Corporal | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Makarovich Vasilyev Russian: Александр Макарович Васильев | 81st Infantry Regiment | Junior Commander | 26 January 1940 | — |
| Aleksandr Matveevich Vasilyev Russian: Александр Матвеевич Васильев | 173rd Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Major | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Aleksandr Fyodorovich Vasilyev Russian: Александр Фёдорович Васильев | 11th Light Tank Brigade | Senior Lieutenant | 29 August 1939 | — |
| Aleksey Vasilyev Russian: Алексей Александрович Васильев | 340th Long-Range Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Anatoly Vasilyev Russian: Анатолий Николаевич Васильев | 198th Assault Aviation Regiment | Captain | 26 October 1944 | — |
| Andrey Vasilyev Russian: Андрей Александрович Васильев | 269th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Boris Vasilyev Russian: Борис Михайлович Васильев | 44th Fighter Aviation Division | Senior Comissar | 20 November 1941 | — |
| Vasily Vasilyevich Vasilyev Russian: Василий Васильевич Васильев | 42nd Long-Range Aviation Regiment | Captain | 13 March 1944 † | Killed in action on 8 September 1943 |
| Vasily Ivanovich Vasilyev Russian: Василий Иванович Васильев | 53rd Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Lieutenant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Vasily Semyonovich Vasilyev Russian: Василий Семёнович Васильев | 1964th Anti-Tank Fighter Regiment | Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 9 August 1944 |
| Vladimir Aleksandrovich Vasilyev Russian: Владимир Александрович Васильев | 130th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 31 March 1943 † | Killed in action on 15 January 1943 |
| Vladimir Andreevich Vasilyev Russian: Владимир Андреевич Васильев | 342nd Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 28 March 1945 |
| Vladimir Vasilyevich Vasilyev Russian: Владимир Васильевич Васильев | 1st Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 27 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 24 January 1945 |
| Grigory Dmitrievich Vasilyev Russian: Григорий Дмитриевич Васильев | 1st Guards Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 22 February 1944 | — |
| Grigory Semyonovich Vasilyev Russian: Григорий Семёнович Васильев | 605th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 28 April 1943 † | Killed in action on 28 January 1943 |
| Dmitry Vasilyev Russian: Дмитрий Павлович Васильев | 50th Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Captain | 25 August 1944 † | Killed in action on 31 January 1944 |
| Ivan Vasilyev Russian: Иван Васильевич Васильев | 1st Guards Army | Guard Major-General | 29 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 7 August 1944 |
| Ivan Vasilyev Russian: Иван Васильевич Васильев | 713th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 22 August 1944 | — |
| Ivan Vasilyev Russian: Иван Васильевич Васильев | 13th Light Tank Brigade | Red Army Man | 21 March 1940 | — |
| Ivan Dmitrievich Vasilyev Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Васильев | 19th Tank Corps | Lieutenant General | 3 November 1943 | — |
| Ivan Nikolaevich Vasilyev Russian: Иван Николаевич Васильев | 184th Guards Infantry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 22 February 1944 | — |
| Ivan Petrovich Vasilyev Russian: Иван Петрович Васильев | 9th Separate Motorized Pontoon-Bridge Battalion | Sergeant | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Illarion Vasilyev Russian: Илларион Романович Васильев | 1075th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 21 July 1942 | — |
| Leonid Vasilyev Russian: Леонид Иокинфович Васильев | 1289th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment Mechanized Corps | Captain | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Ivanovich Vasilyev Russian: Михаил Иванович Васильев | 46th Tank Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 24 August 1944 |
| Mikhail Nikolaevich Vasilyev Russian: Михаил Николаевич Васильев | 108th Separate Anti-Tank Fighter Division | Captain | 16 October 1943 | — |
| Mikhail Pavlovich Vasilyev Russian: Михаил Павлович Васильев | 75th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Pavlovich Vasilyev Russian: Михаил Павлович Васильев | 148th Guards Artillery-Mortar Regiment | Guard Starshina | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Yakovlevich Vasilyev Russian: Михаил Яковлевич Васильев | 4th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 14 June 1942 | — |
| Nikandr Vasilyev Russian: Никандр Васильевич Васильев | 696th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 16 May 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Alekseevich Vasilyev Russian: Николай Алексеевич Васильев | 24th Guards Infantry Corps | Guard Major-General | 26 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Grigorievich Vasilyev Russian: Николай Григорьевич Васильев | 2nd Special Guerrilla Brigade | Lieutenant Colonel | 2 April 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Konstantinovich Vasilyev Russian: Николай Константинович Васильев | 594th Assault Aviation Regiment | Captain | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Nikolai Nikolaevich Vasilyev Russian: Николай Николаевич Васильев | 107th Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Fyodorovich Vasilyev Russian: Николай Фёдорович Васильев | 528th Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 25 September 1944 | — |
| Pavel Yefimovich Vasilyev Russian: Павел Ефимович Васильев | 21st Motorized Engineer-Sapper Brigade | Captain | 8 September 1945 | — |
| Pavel Osipovich Vasilyev Russian: Павел Осипович Васильев | 3rd Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade | Senior Lieutenant | 21 July 1944 | — |
| Pavel Fyodorovich Vasilyev Russian: Павел Фёдорович Васильев | 17th Guards Infantry Division | Guard Colonel | 8 September 1945 † | Killed in action on 15 August 1945 |
| Sergey Nikolaevich Vasilyev Russian: Сергей Николаевич Васильев | 154th Naval Infantry Brigade | Midshipman | 21 July 1942 † | Killed in action on 23 February 1942 |
| Sergey Pavlovich Vasilyev Russian: Сергей Павлович Васильев | 2nd Battery of an Anti-Tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 28 April 1945 † | Killed in action in Spring 1944 |
| Timofey Vasilyev Russian: Тимофей Петрович Васильев | 311th Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Fyodor Andreevich Vasilyev Russian: Фёдор Андреевич Васильев | 1318th Infantry Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 29 October 1943 | — |
| Fyodor Vasilyevich Vasilyev Russian: Фёдор Васильевич Васильев | 1085th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 16 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 30 August 1943 |
| Feofan Vasilyev Russian: Феофан Ильич Васильев | 91st Separate Engineer Battalion | Staff Sergeant | 3 June 1944 | — |
| Boris Vasilyev-Kytin Russian: Борис Сергеевич Васильев-Кытин | 105th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 13 September 1944 | — |
| Ivan Vasilkov Russian: Иван Васильевич Васильков | 79th Infantry Corps | Colonel | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vasilchenko Russian: Николай Тихонович Васильченко | 44th Guards Cannon-Artillery Brigade | Guard Sergeant | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Vladimir Vasilchinkov Russian: Владимир Владимирович Васильчиков | 33rd Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 1 May 1943 † | Killed in action on 14 March 1943 |
| Aleksandr Vasilchuk Russian: Александр Дмитриевич Васильчук | 75th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Vasin Russian: Александр Григорьевич Васин | 177th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 † | Killed in action on 18 April 1945 |
| Vasily Vasin Russian: Василий Иванович Васин | 21st Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 29 October 1943 | — |
| Ilya Vasin Russian: Илья Иванович Васин | Separate Submachine Infantry Training Company | Sergeant | 19 March 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Vasin Russian: Николай Алексеевич Васин | 62nd Assault Aviation Regiment | Lieutenant | 18 August 1945 † | Killed in action on 15 October 1944 |
| Frol Vaskin Russian: Фрол Васильевич Васькин | Separate Anti-aircraft Company of the 75th Guards Infantry Division | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Vasko Russian: Александр Фёдорович Васько | 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Ilya Vasyuk Russian: Илья Акимович Васюк | 21st Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 13 September 1944 | — |
| Sergey Vasyuta Russian: Сергей Трофимович Васюта | 9th Guards Mechanized Brigade | Guard Junior Sergeant | 3 June 1944 † | Killed in action on 8 September 1943 |
| Grigory Vasyanin Russian: Григорий Фёдорович Васянин | 337th Separate Sapper Battalion | Red Army Man | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Vatagin Russian: Александр Иванович Ватагин | Deep-sea researcher | Captain 3rd Class | 24 January 1991 | — |
| Aleksey Vatagin Russian: Алексей Михайлович Ватагин | 355th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 21 March 1940 | — |
| Yakov Vatomov Russian: Яков Иосифович Ватомов | 212th Airborne Brigade | Sergeant | 20 November 1941 | — |
| Viktor Vakharlovsky Russian: Виктор Валерианович Вахарловский | 107th Separate Pontoon-Bridge Battalion | Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Vakhlaev Russian: Александр Алексеевич Вахлаев | 728th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Captain | 1 July 1944 | — |
| Aleksey Vakhnenko Russian: Алексей Яковлевич Вахненко | 617th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Gennady Vakholkov Russian: Геннадий Иванович Вахолков | 40th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Grigory Vakhonin Russian: Григорий Иванович Вахонин | 417th Separate Reconnaissance Company | Staff Sergeant | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Mikhail Vakhrameev Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Вахрамеев | 492nd Anti-Tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Lieutenant | 1 November 1943 | — |
| Aleksandr Vashkevich Russian: Александр Александрович Вашкевич | 739th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 26 October 1943 | — |
| Gennady Vashlyaev Russian: Геннадий Васильевич Вашляев | 361st Separate Cannon-Artillery Battalion | Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Vladimir Vdovenko Russian: Владимир Кириллович Вдовенко | 1248th Anti-Tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Ivan Vdovenko Russian: Иван Тимофеевич Вдовенко | 81st Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 20 June 1942 † | Killed in action on 28 August 1941 |
| Mikhail Vdovenko Russian: Михаил Николаевич Вдовенко | 23rd Guards Motorized Infantry Brigade | Guard Starshina | 17 November 1943 | — |
| Ivan Vdovytchenko Russian: Иван Григорьевич Вдовытченко | 764th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 10 January 1944 † | Killed in action on 13 August 1943 |
| Valentin Vedeneyev Russian: Валентин Иванович Веденеев | 159th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 23 February 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vedeneyev Russian: Николай Денисович Веденеев | 9th Guards Tank Corps | Guard Major-General | 6 April 1945 | — |
| Viktor Vedenko Russian: Виктор Антонович Веденко | 334th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 22 July 1944 † | Killed in action on 26 June 1944 |
| Valery Vedenkov Russian: Валерий Леонидович Веденьков | 1st Guards Separate Sapper Battalion | Guard Lieutenant | 20 December 1943 | — |
| Ivan Vedernikov Russian: Иван Анисимович Ведерников | 219th Tank Brigade | Junior Lieutenant | 20 December 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Vedernikov Russian: Николай Степанович Ведерников | 969th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Ivan Vedmedenko Russian: Иван Иванович Ведмеденко | 18th Guards Howitzer Artillery Brigade | Guard Captain | 21 July 1944 | — |
| Ivan Vezhlivtsev Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Вежливцев | Separate Reconnaissance Company of the 1st Infantry Division | Starshina | 6 February 1942 | — |
| Aslan Vazirov Azerbaijani: Aslan Vəzirov | 1st Guards Assault Engineer-Sapper Brigade | Guard Colonel | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Pyotr Veligin Russian: Пётр Владимирович Велигин | 3rd Guards Motorized Battalion | Red Army Guard | 16 May 1944 † | Captured and tortured to death on 13 April 1944 |
| Mirza Valiyev Russian: Мирза Давлетович Велиев | 309th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 6 November 1944 |
| Viktor Veliky Russian: Великий Виктор Иванович | 3rd Armoured Vessel Division of the Azov Flotilla | Senior Lieutenant | 22 January 1944 | — |
| Konstantin Veliky Russian: Константин Трофимович Великий | 178th Guards Infantry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 19 March 1944 | — |
| Grigory Velikokon Russian: Григорий Иванович Великоконь | 422nd Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Ivan Velikorodny Russian: Иван Николаевич Великородный | 396th Separate Special-Purpose Aviation Regiment | Starshina | 23 February 1945 | — |
| Grigory Velisov Russian: Григорий Никитович Велисов | 60th Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Starshina | 31 May 1945 † | Killed in action on 16 February 1945 |
| Mikhail Velichay Russian: Михаил Лукич Величай | 100th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Major | 22 February 1944 † | Killed in action on 30 September 1943 |
| Valery Velichko Russian: Валерий Фёдорович Величко | 117th Tank Brigade | Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 18 September 1944 |
| Vladimir Velichko Russian: Владимир Сидорович Величко | 722nd Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 3 June 1944 | — |
| Gennady Velichko Russian: Геннадий Иосифович Величко | 1008th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 26 October 1943 | — |
| Vladimir Ventsov Russian: Владимир Кириллович Венцов German: Waldemar Wentzel | 1185th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 15 January 1944 † | Killed in action on 25 September 1943 |
| Nikolai Verbin Russian: Николай Николаевич Вербин | 288th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 27 February 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Verbitsky Russian: Александр Евлампиевич Вербицкий | 27th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Mikhail Verbitsky Russian: Михаил Константинович Вербицкий | 118th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment | Captain | 22 January 1944 | — |
| Timofey Verbitsky Russian: Тимофей Сергеевич Вербицкий | 759th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Ivan Verbovsky Russian: Иван Устинович Вербовский | 26th Guards Airborne Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Yakov Vergun Russian: Яков Пантелеймонович Вергун | 181st Tank Brigade | Captain | 22 February 1944 | — |
| Avaz Verdiyev Azerbaijani: Əvəz Həşim oğlu Verdiyev | 55th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Staff Sergeant | 23 September 1944 | — |
| Vasily Veryovkin Russian: Василий Трофимович Верёвкин | 155th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 26 October 1944 | — |
| Ivan Veremey Russian: Иван Николаевич Веремей | 83rd Guards Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Viktor Vereskov Russian: Виктор Александрович Вересков | 52nd Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Junior Sergeant | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Viktor Veresov Russian: Виктор Иванович Вересов | 5th Marine Corps Brigade | Sergeant | 21 February 1944 † | Killed in action on 10 December 1941 |
| Pyotr Veretennikov Russian: Пётр Митрофанович Веретенников | 933rd Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 22 February 1944 | — |
| Boris Verizhnikov Russian: Борис Сергеевич Верижников | 76th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Captain | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Pyotr Vernigora Russian: Пётр Леонтьевич Вернигора | 1817th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment | Lieutenant | 22 February 1944 † | Killed in action on 20 November 1943 |
| Ivan Vernigorenko Russian: Иван Григорьевич Вернигоренко | 78th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 18 May 1943 | — |
| Pyotr Vernidub Russian: Пётр Данилович Вернидуб | 270th Separate Anti-Tank Fighter Division | Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Yakov Vernikov Russian: Яков Ильич Верников | 147th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 18 November 1944 | — |
| Anatoly Vernyaev Russian: Анатолий Яковлевич Верняев | 4th Guards Long-Range Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 13 March 1944 | — |
| Pyotr Verteletsky Russian: Пётр Михайлович Вертелецкий | 140th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 3 February 1945 |
| Kirill Vertyakov Russian: Кирилл Романович Вертяков | 310th Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 16 October 1943 | — |
| Valery Verkholantsev Russian: Валерий Александрович Верхоланцев | 98th Separate Corrective-Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment | Major | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Gennady Verkhoshansky Russian: Геннадий Дмитриевич Верхошанский | 79th Guards Separate Reconnaissance Company | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 26 October 1943 | — |
| Konstantin Vershinin Russian: Константин Андреевич Вершинин | 4th Air Army | Colonel-General of Aviation | 19 August 1944 | — |
| Fyodor Vershinin Russian: Фёдор Григорьевич Вершинин | Ship "Щ-311" of the Baltic Fleet | Lieutenant Captain | 7 February 1940 | — |
| Aleksandr Veselov Russian: Александр Михайлович Веселов | 331st Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 21 March 1940 | — |
| Vasily Veselov Russian: Василий Иванович Веселов | 28th Guards Separate Sapper Battalion | Guard Sergeant | 19 March 1944 † | Killed in action on 26 September 1943 |
| Mikhail Veselov Russian: Михаил Алексеевич Веселов | 1232nd Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vesnin Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Веснин | 938th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 22 July 1944 † | Killed in action on 24 June 1944 |
| Georgy Vetoshnikov Russian: Георгий Александрович Ветошников | 100th Separate Motorized Pontoon-Bridge Battalion | Junior Lieutenant | 19 March 1944 | — |
| Viktor Vetrov Russian: Виктор Митрофанович Ветров | 136th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 19 April 1945 | — |
| Grigory Vetchinkin Russian: Григорий Петрович Ветчинкин | 1330th Anti-Tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Corporal | 29 March 1944 | — |
| Kuzma Vetchinkin Russian: Кузьма Фёдорович Ветчинкин | 25th Cahul Frontier Detachment of the Moldovan Frontier District | Lieutenant | 26 August 1941 | — |
| Grigory Vekhin Russian: Григорий Иванович Вехин | 350th Infantry Division | Major-General | 29 May 1945 | — |
| Ivan Vekhov Russian: Иван Иосифович Вехов | 1037th Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Ivan Vechtomov Russian: Иван Дмитриевич Вечтомов | 1131st Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 3 October 1944 |
| Pyotr Veshchev Russian: Пётр Евгеньевич Вещев | 24th Infantry Division | Brigade Commander | 15 January 1940 † | Killed in action on 6 December 1939 |
| Nikolai Vidulin Russian: Николай Гаврилович Видулин | 438th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 27 August 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Vidyashev Russian: Николай Тимофеевич Видяшев | 57th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 21 March 1940 † | Killed in action on 11 March 1940 |
| Ivan Vizgalin Russian: Иван Павлович Визгалин | 78th Guards Infantry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 18 May 1943 † | Killed in action on 5 March 1943 |
| Vladimir Viktorenko Russian: Владимир Иосифович Викторенко | 1137th Light Artillery Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 † | Killed in action on 6 February 1945 |
| Vasily Viktorov Russian: Василий Филиппович Викторов | 9th Guards Separate Sapper Battalion | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Grigory Viktorov Russian: Григорий Петрович Викторов | 74th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 19 April 1945 | — |
| Konstantin Viktorov Russian: Константин Николаевич Викторов | 99th Separate Reconnaissance Company | Senior Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Pavel Vikulov Russian: Павел Иванович Викулов | 50th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 27 February 1945 † | Killed in action on 23 January 1945 |
| Volfas Vilenskis Hebrew: וולף וילנסקי | 249th Infantry Regiment | Major | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vilkov Russian: Николай Александрович Вилков | Petropavlovsk naval base of the Northern Fleet | Starshina 1st Class | 14 September 1945 † | Killed in action on 18 August 1945 |
| Yanis Vilkhelms Russian: Янис Вилхелмс Latvian: Vilhelms Jānis | 92nd Infantry Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 21 July 1942 | — |
| Aleksey Vildimanov Russian: Алексей Владимирович Вильдиманов | 597th Artillery Regiment | Red Army Man | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Veniamin Vilsky Russian: Вениамин Владимирович Вильский | 17th Guards Mechanized Brigade | Guard Corporal | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Semyon Vilkhovsky Russian: Семён Михайлович Вильховский | 85th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 22 February 1944 | — |
| Aleksandr Vilyamson Russian: Александр Александрович Вильямсон | 104th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Vasily Vinevitin Russian: Василий Михайлович Виневитин | Engineering service of Posyet border detachment of the Far Eastern Frontier District | Lieutenant | 25 October 1938 † | Killed by a Soviet passage guard on 1 August 1938 |
| Leonid Viner Russian: Леонид Леонидович Винер | 34th Guards Separate Tank Brigade | Guard Staff Sergeant | 22 July 1944 † | Killed in action on 22 July 1944 |
| Pyotr Vinichenko Russian: Пётр Дмитриевич Виниченко | 858th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 3 June 1944 † | Killed in action on 25 November 1943 |
| Pyotr Vinnik Russian: Пётр Фёдорович Винник | 509th Infantry Regiment | Starshina | 22 February 1944 | — |
| Yuri Vinnik Russian: Юрий Михайлович Винник | 973rd Artillery Regiment | Captain | 26 October 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Vinnikov Russian: Николай Иванович Винников | 40th Guards Mortar Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 18 November 1944 † | Killed in action on 20 June 1944 |
| Aleksandr Gennadievich Vinogradov Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Виноградов | 36th Tank Brigade | Senior Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Dmitrievich Vinogradov Russian: Александр Дмитриевич Виноградов | 1st Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 25 October 1943 | — |
| Aleksey Vinogradov Russian: Алексей Дмитриевич Виноградов | 60th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Lieutenant | 26 September 1944 † | Killed in action on 23 July 1944 |
| Andrey Vinogradov Russian: Андрей Степанович Виноградов | 245th Infantry Regiment | Junior Commander | 21 March 1940 | — |
| Vyacheslav Vinogradov Russian: Вячеслав Тимофеевич Виноградов | K-116 Submarine | Guard Captain 2nd Class | 23 May 1966 | — |
| Gennady Vinogradov Russian: Геннадий Павлович Виноградов | 12th Guards Tank Brigade | Red Army Guard | 17 April 1943 | — |
| Grigory Vinogradov Russian: Григорий Аркадьевич Виноградов | 44th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 27 February 1945 | — |
| Ivan Ivanovich Vinogradov Russian: Иван Иванович Виноградов | 62nd Guards Separate Motorized Sniper Battalion | Guard Sergeant | 3 June 1944 | — |
| Ivan Kuzmich Vinogradov Russian: Иван Кузьмич Виноградов | 184th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Starshina | 22 February 1944 † | Died of wounds on 10 October 1943 |
| Ivan Nikiforovich Vinogradov Russian: Иван Никифорович Виноградов | 235th Assault Aviation Regiment | Captain | 4 February 1944 | — |
| Leonid Vinogradov Russian: Леонид Васильевич Виноградов | 85th Aviation Regiment | Captain | 7 April 1940 | — |
| Mikhail Vinogradov Russian: Михаил Николаевич Виноградов | 201st Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 3 July 1944 |
| Nikolai Vinogradov Russian: Николай Константинович Виноградов | 241th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Pyotr Vinogradov Russian: Пётр Ильич Виноградов | 412th Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Yakov Vinogradov Russian: Яков Савельевич Виноградов | 520th Infantry Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 13 November 1943 | — |
| Boris Vinokurov Russian: Борис Алексеевич Винокуров | 398th Separate Tank Battalion | Red Army Man | 7 April 1940 † | Killed in action on 11 February 1940 |
| Vasily Vinokurov Russian: Василий Иосифович Винокуров | 91th Tank Brigade | Starshina | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Vyacheslav Vinokurov Russian: Вячеслав Петрович Винокуров | 303th Separate Tank Battalion | Lieutenant | 25 October 1938 | — |
| Maksim Vinokurov Russian: Максим Ильич Винокуров | 7th Guards Airborne Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 17 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 7 October 1943 |
| Fyodor Vinokurov Russian: Фёдор Иванович Винокуров | 17th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 27 February 1945 | — |
| Movlid Visaitov Russian: Мавлид Алероевич Висаитов | 28th Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 5 May 1990 | — |
| Fyodor Vislevsky Russian: Фёдор Павлович Вислевский | 384th Artillery Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 30 October 1943 | — |
| Konstantin Visovin Russian: Константин Гаврилович Висовин | 70th Guards Infantry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 9 May 1944 |
| Aleksandr Visyashchev Russian: Александр Иванович Висящев | 1266th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Valentin Vitvinsky Russian: Валентин Фёдорович Витвинский | 202nd Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 13 November 1943 | — |
| Vladimir Vitin Russian: Владимир Карпович Витин | 2nd Tank Brigade | Comissar | 5 May 1942 † | Killed in action on 8 February 1942 |
| Ivan Vitkovsky Russian: Иван Петрович Витковский | 66th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Major | 23 February 1945 | — |
| Andrey Vitruk Russian: Андрей Никифорович Витрук | 5th Assault Aviation Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 24 February 1942 | — |
| Aleksey Vikharev Russian: Алексей Васильевич Вихарев | 890th Long-Range Aviation Regiment | Major | 18 September 1943 | — |
| Zalman Vikhin Russian: Залман Давидович Вихнин | 288th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 16 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 26 September 1943 |
| Vasily Vikhorev Russian: Василий Александрович Вихорев | 4th Motorized Pontoon-Bridge Regiment | Major | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 26 June 1944 |
| Pyotr Vikhrev Russian: Пётр Борисович Вихрев | 1075th Infantry Regiment | Comissar | 31 March 1943 † | Killed in action on 16 November 1941 |
| Ivan Vikhrov Russian: Иван Григорьевич Вихров | 1030th Artillery Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Vladimir Vishenkov Russian: Владимир Михайлович Вишенков | 8th Separate Distance Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 13 April 1944 | — |
| Vladimir Vishnevetsky Russian: Владимир Михайлович Вишневецкий | 60th Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 9 February 1944 | — |
| Konstantin Vishnevetsky Russian: Константин Григорьевич Вишневецкий | 298th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 24 August 1943 | — |
| Anatoly Vishnevsky Russian: Анатолий Петрович Вишневский | 307th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 28 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 28 November 1944 |
| Boris Vishnevsky Russian: Борис Степанович Вишневский | 57th Separate Fighter-Sniper Battalion | Red Army Man | 20 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 27 March 1944 |
| Mikhail Vishnevsky Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Вишневский | 292nd Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Major | 27 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 24 February 1945 |
| Ivan Vishnyakov Russian: Иван Алексеевич Вишняков | 171st Fighter Aviation Regiment | Major | 23 February 1948 | — |
| Aleksandr Vladimirov Russian: Александр Иванович Владимиров | 1281th Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 30 October 1943 | — |
| Boris Vladimirov Russian: Борис Александрович Владимиров | 311th Infantry Division | Major-General | 6 April 1945 | — |
| Vladimir Fedorovich Vladimirov Russian: Владимир Фёдорович Владимиров | 118th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Mikhail Grigorievich Vladimirov Russian: Михаил Григорьевич Владимиров | 108th Long-Range Aviation Regiment | Captain | 5 November 1944 | — |
| Mikhail Nikolaevich Vladimirov Russian: Михаил Николаевич Владимиров | 958th Self-propelled Artillery Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Vasily Vladysev Russian: Василий Георгиевич Владысев | 113th Infantry Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 19 April 1945 † | Died of wounds on 31 January 1945 |
| Aleksey Vlaznev Russian: Алексей Леонтьевич Влазнев | 9th Guards Mechanized Brigade | Red Army Guard | 3 June 1944 | — |
| Aleksey Vlasenko Russian: Алексей Исидорович Власенко | 149th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 1 November 1943 † | Killed in action on 19 October 1943 |
| Ivan Vlasenko Russian: Иван Афанасьевич Власенко | 137th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Ilya Vlasenko Russian: Илья Архипович Власенко | 75th Guards Infantry Division | Guard Colonel | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Vlasenko Russian: Николай Поликарпович Власенко | 271th Motorized Infantry Regiment | Comissar | 7 April 1940 | — |
| Pyotr Vlasenko Russian: Пётр Андреевич Власенко | 465th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 13 November 1943 | — |
| Sergey Vlasenko Russian: Сергей Платонович Власенко | 280th Guards Anti-Tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 22 August 1944 | — |
| Pyotr Vlasenkov Russian: Пётр Матвеевич Власенков | 520th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Aleksey Alekseevich Vlasov Russian: Алексей Алексеевич Власов | 122nd Guards Artillery Regiment | Guard Starshina | 21 September 1943 † | Killed in action on 7 July 1943 |
| Aleksey Vasilyevich Vlasov Russian: Алексей Васильевич Власов | 25th Guards Infantry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Andrey Vlasov Russian: Андрей Яковлевич Власов | 40th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Captain | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Vasily Vlasov Russian: Василий Евдокимович Власов | 108th Tank Brigade | Starshina | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Ivan Vlasov Russian: Иван Павлович Власов | 50th High-speed Bomber Aviation Regiment | Captain | 21 March 1940 | — |
| Mitrofan Vlasov Russian: Митрофан Ефимович Власов | 86th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 29 October 1943 | — |
| Mikhail Konstantinovich Vlasov Russian: Михаил Константинович Власов | 370th Separate Anti-Tank Fighter Division | Captain | 21 July 1944 † | Killed in action on 26 June 1944 |
| Mikhail Maksimovich Vlasov Russian: Михаил Максимович Власов | 218th Guards Infantry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Mikhail Markovich Vlasov Russian: Михаил Маркович Власов | 106th Infantry Division | Colonel | 30 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Dmitrievich Vlasov Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Власов | 170th Separate Fighter-Sniper Battalion | Red Army Man | 30 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Ivanovich Vlasov Russian: Николай Иванович Власов | 275th Fighter Aviation Division | Lieutenant Colonel | 23 November 1942 | Burned alive on 26 January 1945 for organizing a prisoner uprising at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp |
| Pyotr Vlasov Russian: Пётр Дмитриевич Власов | 814th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 1 November 1943 † | Killed in action on 29 September 1943 |
| Yakov Vlasyukov Russian: Яков Анисимович Власюков | 842nd Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Mikhail Vnukov Russian: Михаил Николаевич Внуков | 1318th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 29 October 1943 | — |
| Mikhail Vovk Russian: Михаил Павлович Вовк | 1st Guards Cannon Artillery Brigade | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Pyotr Vovna Russian: Пётр Алексеевич Вовна | 2nd High-speed Bomber Aviation Regiment | Captain | 7 April 1940 † | Killed in action on 2 March 1940 |
| Nikolai Vovchenko Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Вовченко | 283rd Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 27 February 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vodolazkin Russian: Николай Степанович Водолазкин | 22nd Guards Separate Tank Regiment | Guard Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Andrey Vodyanikov Russian: Андрей Васильевич Водяников | 252nd Separate Motorized Battalion | Junior Lieutenant | 20 December 1943 † | Killed in action on 1 October 1943 |
| Dmitry Voevodin Russian: Дмитрий Тимофеевич Воеводин | 167th Infantry Division | Red Army Man | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Leonid Voevodin Russian: Леонид Михайлович Воеводин | 185th Artillery Regiment | Captain | 17 November 1939 | — |
| Georgy Vozhakin Russian: Георгий Михайлович Вожакин | 447th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vozdvizhensky Russian: Николай Николаевич Воздвиженский | 62nd Assault Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 23 February 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Vozlikov Russian: Александр Филиппович Возликов | 52nd Guards Separate Reconnaissance Company | Guard Sergeant | 22 July 1944 † | Killed in action on 25 June 1944 |
| Fyodor Voznesensky Russian: Фёдор Сергеевич Вознесенский | 201st Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 3 July 1944 |
| Ivan Voinov Russian: Иван Ефимович Воинов | 269th Separate Fighter Battalion | Red Army Man | 19 March 1944 | — |
| Mikhail Voinov Russian: Михаил Львович Воинов | 384th Artillery Regiment | Corporal | 30 October 1943 | — |
| Yefim Voinshin Russian: Ефим Андреевич Воиншин | 616th Artillery Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Anatoly Voytekaytes Russian: Анатолий Николаевич Войтекайтес | 166th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Major | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Ivan Voytenko Russian: Иван Фёдорович Войтенко | 116th Guards Artillery Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 31 March 1943 | — |
| Stefan Voytenko Russian: Стефан Ефимович Войтенко | 6th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Major | 5 November 1944 | — |
| Vasily Volgin Russian: Василий Леонтьевич Волгин | 78th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 13 April 1944 | — |
| Ivan Volgin Russian: Иван Тимофеевич Волгин | 985th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Mikhail Volik Russian: Михаил Александрович Волик | 340th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Semyon Volikov Russian: Семён Антонович Воликов | 203rd Guards Howitzer Artillery Regiment | Red Army Guard | 24 December 1943 | — |
| Boris Volk Russian: Борис Васильевич Волк | 20th Tank Brigade | Junior Commander | 15 January 1940 † | Killed in action on 13 December 1931 |
| Sergey Volkenshteyn Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Волкенштейн | 17th Artillery Division | Major-General | 29 May 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Ivanovich Volkov Russian: Александр Иванович Волков | 131st Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 5 October 1944 † | Killed in action on 15 January 1944 |
| Aleksandr Ivanovich Volkov Russian: Александр Иванович Волков | 117th Tank Brigade | Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 19 September 1944 |
| Aleksandr Mikhailovich Volkov Russian: Александр Михайлович Волков | 359th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Pavlovich Volkov Russian: Александр Павлович Волков | 26th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Andrey Volkov Russian: Андрей Алексеевич Волков | 104th Tank Regiment | Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Vasily Aleksandrovich Volkov Russian: Василий Александрович Волков | 283rd Guards Rifle Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 27 February 1945 | — |
| Vasily Stepanovich Volkov Russian: Василий Степанович Волков | 171st anti-tank artillery regiment | Captain | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Viktor Volkov Russian: Виктор Фёдорович Волков | 157th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Major | 1 July 1944 | — |
| Dmitry Volkov Russian: Дмитрий Петрович Волков | 3rd Long-Range Aviation Regiment | Captain | 18 September 1943 | — |
| Yevgeny Maksimovich Volkov Russian: Евгений Максимович Волков | 47th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 27 February 1945 † | Killed in action on 17 January 1945 |
| Yevgeny Fyodorovich Volkov Russian: Евгений Фёдорович Волков | 219th Tank Brigade | Lieutenant | 20 December 1943 | — |
| Yevdokim Volkov Russian: Евдоким Денисович Волков | 685th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 30 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 15 October 1943 |
| Ivan Arkhipovich Volkov Russian: Иван Архипович Волков | 536th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 22 February 1943 † | Killed in action on 14 April 1942 |
| Ivan Stepanovich Volkov Russian: Иван Степанович Волков | 60th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 1 July 1944 | — |
| Lazar Volkov Russian: Лазарь Григорьевич Волков | 1318th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Mikhail Vasilyevich Volkov Russian: Михаил Васильевич Волков | 1031st Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 17 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 4 October 1943 |
| Mikhail Yevdokimovich Volkov Russian: Михаил Евдокимович Волков | 558th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Yermolayevich Volkov Russian: Михаил Ермолаевич Волков | 665th Separate Sapper Battalion | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Ivanovich Volkov Russian: Михаил Иванович Волков | 35th Guards Artillery Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Karpovich Volkov Russian: Михаил Карпович Волков | 100th Tank Brigade | Staff Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Prokofievich Volkov Russian: Михаил Прокофьевич Волков | 47th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vasilyevich Volkov Russian: Николай Васильевич Волков | 936th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 22 February 1944 † | Killed in action on 17 November 1943 |
| Nikolai Grigorievich Volkov Russian: Николай Григорьевич Волков | 7th Guards Mechanized Corps | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Ivanovich Volkov Russian: Николай Иванович Волков | 175th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Nikolaevich Volkov Russian: Николай Николаевич Волков | 53rd Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Terentyevich Volkov Russian: Николай Терентьевич Волков | 32nd Guards Rifle Regiment | Guard Major | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Fyodorovich Volkov Russian: Николай Фёдорович Волков | 1853rd Anti-tank Artillery Regiment | Captain | 24 March 1945 † | Killed in action on 23 August 1944 |
| Pavel Volkov Russian: Павел Семёнович Волков | 530th Army Fighter and Anti-tank Artillery Regiment | Captain | 27 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 30 April 1945 |
| Pyotr Pavlovich Volkov Russian: Пётр Павлович Волков | 84th Guards Separate Anti-tank Fighter Battalion | Red Army Guard | 7 August 1943 † | Killed in action on 6 July 1943 |
| Pyotr Timofeevich Volkov Russian: Пётр Тимофеевич Волков | 1334th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 9 February 1944 † | Killed in action on 3 November 1943 |
| Semyon Volkov Russian: Семён Михайлович Волков | 366th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 1 November 1943 | — |
| Sergey Volkov Russian: Сергей Петрович Волков | 86th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade | Captain | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Fyodor Volkov Russian: Фёдор Андреевич Волков | 91st Infantry Corps | Lieutenant General | 6 April 1945 | — |
| Filipp Volkov Russian: Филипп Григорьевич Волков | 50th Guards Cavalry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Afanasy Volkovenko Russian: Афанасий Иванович Волковенко | 6th Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 3 June 1944 | — |
| Vladimir Volkovsky Russian: Владимир Филиппович Волковский | 66th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Ivan Volkodav Russian: Иван Егорович Волкодав | 250th Guards Rifle Regiment | Guard Major | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Boris Volovodov Russian: Борис Наумович Воловодов | 47th Attack Aviation Regiment | Lieutenant | 17 November 1943 † | Killed in action on 3 November 1943 while making an aerial ramming |
| Aleksandr Vologin Russian: Александр Дмитриевич Вологин | 118th Guards Rifle Regiment | Guard Junior Sergeant | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Aleksandr Volodin Russian: Александр Фёдорович Володин | 4th Guards Airborne Division | Guard Captain | 13 September 1944 † | Killed in action on 13 March 1943 |
| Anatoly Volodin Russian: Анатолий Иванович Володин | 164th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Captain | 23 February 1948 | — |
| Semyon Volodin Russian: Семён Егорович Володин | 143rd Guards Ground Attack Aviation Regiment | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 26 October 1944 | — |
| Pyotr Volokitin Russian: Пётр Григорьевич Волокитин | 381st Guards Parachute Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 18 December 1956 † | — |
| Viktor Volosatov Russian: Виктор Александрович Волосатов | 609th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Ivan Volosatov Russian: Иван Кириллович Волосатов | 114th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 29 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 13 April 1945 |
| Pavel Volosatykh Russian: Павел Михайлович Волосатых | 263rd Infantry Division | Colonel | 16 May 1944 | — |
| Ivan Volosevich Russian: Иван Иванович Волосевич | 13th Aviation Squadron of the Baltic Fleet | Commissar | 21 April 1940 | — |
| Pyotr Volosevich Russian: Пётр Семёнович Волосевич | 255th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 11 April 1940 † | Killed in action on 7 March 1940 |
| Nikolai Volostnov Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Волостнов | 82nd Guards Rifle Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 29 June 1945 † | — |
| Anatoly Volokh Russian: Анатолий Александрович Волох | 12th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion | Sergeant | 17 November 1943 | — |
| Aleksandr Volokhov Russian: Александр Николаевич Волохов | 1118th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 22 February 1944 | — |
| Mikhail Voloshenko Russian: Михаил Фёдорович Волошенко | 838th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 23 October 1943 | — |
| Aleksandr Voloshin Russian: Александр Иович Волошин | 107th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Aleksey Voloshin Russian: Алексей Прохорович Волошин | 271st Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 16 October 1943 | — |
| Andrey Voloshin Russian: Андрей Максимович Волошин | 295th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Ivan Voloshin Russian: Иван Андреевич Волошин | 212th Guards Rifle Regiment | Red Army Guard | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Lavrenty Voloshin Russian: Лаврентий Иванович Волошин | 316th Infantry Division | Colonel | 28 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 11 December 1944 |
| Methody Voloshin Russian: Мефодий Данилович Волошин | 171st Guards Rifle Regiment | Red Army Guard | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Voloshin Russian: Михаил Евстафьевич Волошин | 234th Infantry Regiment | Major | 22 July 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Voloshin Russian: Николай Фёдорович Волошин | 1297th Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Grigory Voloshko Russian: Григорий Семёнович Волошко | 384th Separate Marine Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet | Lieutenant | 20 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 27 March 1944 |
| Konstantin Voloshchuk Russian: Константин Никитович Волощук | 177th Guards Rifle Regiment | Guard Captain | 15 May 1946 † | Killed in action on 24 April 1945 |
| Pavel Volchenko Russian: Павел Кузьмич Волченко | 157th Guards Artillery Regiment | Guard Lieutenant | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Ivan Volchkov Russian: Иван Никитович Волчков | 22nd Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Captain | 24 March 1945 | Killed in action on 14 July 1944 |
| Vasily Volynkin Russian: Василий Дмитриевич Волынкин | 129th Separate Infantry Brigade | Captain | 31 March 1943 † | Killed in action on 10 August 1942 |
| Ilya Volynkin Russian: Илья Тихонович Волынкин | 36th Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment | Captain | 5 November 1944 | — |
| Vasily Volyntsev Russian: Василий Михайлович Волынцев | 130th Guards Artillery Regiment | Guard Junior Sergeant | 20 December 1943 | — |
| Ivan Volvatenko Russian: Иван Кириллович Вольватенко | 56th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Viktor Volsky Russian: Виктор Вацлавович Вольский | 1354th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment | Starshina | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Vorobiev Russian: Александр Дмитриевич Воробьёв | 11th Motorized Infantry Brigade | Red Army Man | 23 October 1943 | — |
| Aleksey Vorobyev Russian: Алексей Иванович Воробьёв | 22nd Guards Motorized Infantry Brigade | Guard Starshina | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Dmitry Vorobyov Russian: Дмитрий Андреевич Воробьёв | 59th Separate Engineer-Sapper Brigade | Captain | 17 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 29 September 1943 |
| Yegor Vorobyov Russian: Егор Терентьевич Воробьёв | 23rd Guards Airborne Regiment | Guard Junior Sergeant | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Ivan Alekseyevich Vorobyov Russian: Иван Алексеевич Воробьёв | 76th Guards Ground Attack Air Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant Guard Major | 19 August 1944 29 June 1945 | Twice Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Ivan Grigorievich Vorobyov Russian: Иван Григорьевич Воробьёв | 190th Assault Aviation Regiment | Captain | 26 October 1944 | — |
| Ivan Ivanovich Vorobyov Russian: Иван Иванович Воробьёв | 18th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment | Guard Major | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Konsantin Vorobyov Russian: Константин Иванович Воробьёв | "BKA-33" of the Azov Military Flotilla | Senior Lieutenant | 22 January 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Nikolaevich Vorobyov Russian: Николай Николаевич Воробьёв | 979th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 29 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Pavlovich Vorobyov Russian: Николай Павлович Воробьёв | 1666th Anti-tank Artillery Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 10 January 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Timofeevich Vorobyov Russian: Николай Тимофеевич Воробьёв | 12th Tank Regiment | Lieutenant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Timofeevich Vorobyov Russian: Николай Тимофеевич Воробьёв | 492nd Separate Communications Battalion | Junior Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Pyotr Vorobyov Russian: Пётр Егорович Воробьёв | 718th Infantry Regiment | Sengeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Stepan Vorobyov Russian: Степан Иванович Воробьёв | 19th Assault Engineer-Sapper Brigade | Staff Sergeant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Yakov Vorobyov Russian: Яков Степанович Воробьёв | 62nd Rifle Corps | Major-General | 6 April 1945 | — |
| Grigory Vorovchenko Russian: Григорий Данилович Воровченко | 307th Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Senior Sergeant | 22 February 1944 † | Killed in action on 22 November 1943 |
| Arseny Vorozheykin Russian: Арсений Васильевич Ворожейкин | 728th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Captain | 4 February 1944 19 August 1944 | Twice Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Andrey Voronin Russian: Андрей Фёдорович Воронин | 60th Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Sergeant | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Vasily Voronin Russian: Василий Андреевич Воронин | 37th Guards Rifle Regiment | Guard Major | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Ivan Nikolaevich Voronin Russian: Иван Николаевич Воронин | 1118th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 22 February 1944 | — |
| Ivan Pavlovich Voronin Russian: Иван Павлович Воронин | 37th Mechanized Brigade | Captain | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Ivan Fyodorovich Voronin Russian: Иван Фёдорович Воронин | 37th Assault Aviation Regiment | Captain | 14 September 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Voronin Russian: Михаил Ильич Воронин | 66th Guards Tank Brigade | Guard Senior Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Pavel Voronin Russian: Павел Мартынович Воронин | 18th Guards Tank Regiment | Guard Starshina | 29 June 1945 | — |
| Stepan Voronin Russian: Степан Никитович Воронин | 759th Infantry Regiment | Captain | 13 September 1944 † | Killed in action on 18 March 1944 |
| Vladimir Voronkov Russian: Владимир Романович Воронков | 190th Guards Ground Attack Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Ivan Semyonovich Voronkov Russian: Иван Семёнович Воронков | 1st Guards Infantry Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 17 November 1943 | — |
| Ivan Yakovlevich Voronkov Russian: Иван Яковлевич Воронков | 5th Guards Artillery Regiment | Guard Senior Sergeant | 20 December 1943 † | Killed in action on 14 October 1943 |
| Maksim Voronkov Russian: Максим Георгиевич Воронков | 2nd Brigade of the Amur Military Flotilla | Captain 1st Class | 14 September 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Voronkov Russian: Михаил Михайлович Воронков | 50th High-speed Bomber Aviation Regiment | Captain | 21 March 1940 | — |
| Aleksey Voronov Russian: Алексей Григорьевич Воронов | 73rd Guards Rifle Division | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 28 April 1945 | — |
| Viktor Voronov Russian: Виктор Фёдорович Воронов | 190th Assault Aviation Regiment | Major | 24 August 1934 | — |
| Vladimir Voronov Russian: Владимир Ульянович Воронов | 665th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Vorontsov Russian: Александр Никифорович Воронцов | 59th Guards Cavalry Regiment | Red Army Guard | 31 May 1945 | — |
| Aleksey Vorontsov Russian: Алексей Парамонович Воронцов | 33rd Guards Cavalry Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 10 January 1944 † | Killed in action on 24 February 1943 |
| Ivan Vorontsov Russian: Иван Михайлович Воронцов | 337th Guards Rifle Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 10 April 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Vorontsov Russian: Михаил Егорович Воронцов | 33rd Separate Sapper Battalion | Lieutenant | 29 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Alekseevich Vorontsov Russian: Николай Алексеевич Воронцов | 703rd Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Alekseevich Vorontsov Russian: Николай Алексеевич Воронцов | 71st Mechanized Brigade | Lieutenant | 10 January 1944 † | Died of wounds on 28 December 1943 |
| Andrey Voronchuk Russian: Андрей Яковлевич Ворончук | 236th Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant | 30 October 1943 | — |
| Aleksandr Voronko Russian: Андрей Яковлевич Ворончук | 63rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Major | 30 October 1943 | — |
| Vasily Voropaev Russian: Василий Николаевич Воропаев | 4th Guards Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 13 March 1944 | — |
| Grigory Voropaev Russian: Григорий Яковлевич Воропаев | 1140th Infantry Regiment | Sergeant | 10 January 1944 † | Killed in action on 5 October 1943 |
| Ivan Voropaev Russian: Иван Кириллович Воропаев | 4th Guards Rifle Corps | Guard Major-General | 26 October 1944 | — |
| Stepan Vorotnik Russian: Степан Григорьевич Воротник | 503rd Assault Aviation Regiment | Captain | 2 August 1944 | — |
| Ivan Vorotyntsev Russian: Иван Моисеевич Воротынцев | 1318th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 29 October 1943 | — |
| Nikolai Vorotyntsev Russian: Николай Филиппович Воротынцев | Separate Training Battalion of the 67th Guards Rifle Division | Red Army Guard | 22 July 1944 | — |
| Gennady Voroshilov Russian: Геннадий Николаевич Ворошилов | 1052nd Infantry Regiment | Junior Sergeant | 27 February 1945 | — |
| Aleksandr Voskresensky Russian: Александр Андреевич Воскресенский | 63rd Mechanized Brigade | Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Vasily Vostrikov Russian: Василий Дмитриевич Востриков | 126th Tank Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 10 April 1945 † | Killed in action on 4 February 1945 |
| Timofey Vostrikov Russian: Тимофей Иванович Востриков | 12th Anti-tank Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 21 September 1943 † | Killed in action on 8 July 1943 |
| Valery Vostrotin Russian: Валерий Александрович Востротин | 345th Guards Parachute Regiment | Guard Lieutenant Colonel | 6 January 1988 | — |
| Pyotr Vostrukhin Russian: Пётр Михайлович Вострухин | 271st Fighter Aviation Regiment | Junior Lieutenant | 1 May 1943 | — |
| Afrikan Votinov Russian: Африкан Иванович Вотинов | 143rd Infantry Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Stepan Votinov Russian: Степан Парфёнович Вотинов | 227th Separate Anti-tank Fighter Regiment | Staff Sergeant | 4 June 1944 † | Killed in action on 3 September 1943 |
| Vasily Voshchenko Russian: Василий Иванович Вощенко | 86th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 29 October 1943 † | Killed in action on 23 October 1943 |
| Aleksandr Vybornov Russian: Александр Иванович Выборнов | 728th Fighter Aviation Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 27 June 1945 | — |
| Grigory Viglazov Russian: Григорий Исаевич Выглазов | Parachute Reconnaissance Department of the North Caucasian Front | Corporal | 22 February 1943 † | Killed in action on 16 May 1942 |
| Dmitry Vydrenko Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Выдренко | 44th Motorized Rifle Brigade | Red Army Man | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Nikolai Vydrigan Russian: Николай Захарович Выдриган | 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment | Guard Senior Lieutenant | 15 May 1946 | — |
| Ivan Vydrin Russian: Иван Ефремович Выдрин | 306th Anti-tank Fighter Battalion | Staff Sergeant | 21 February 1945 | — |
| Mikhail Vysogorets Russian: Михаил Амосович Высогорец | 17th Motor-Engineering Brigade | Guard Captain | 23 September 1944 | — |
| Vladislav Vysotsky Polish: Władysław Wysocki | Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division | Captain of the Polish Army | 11 November 1943 † | Killed in action on 12 October 1943 |
| Yevgeny Vysotsky Russian: Евгений Васильевич Высоцкий | 180th Motorized Rifle Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel | 20 September 1982 | — |
| Kumza Vysotsky Russian: Кузьма Демидович Высоцкий | 68th Infantry Regiment | Red Army Man | 15 January 1940 | — |
| Pyotr Vysotsky Russian: Пётр Иосифович Высоцкий | 80th Close-range Bomber Aviation Regiment | Major | 2 November 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Vychuzhanin Russian: Николай Алексеевич Вычужанин | 118th Guards Rifle Regiment | Guard Junior Lieutenant | 15 January 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Vyugin Russian: Николай Иванович Вьюгин | 12th Anti-tank Fighter Artillery Regiment | Sergeant | 9 February 1944 | — |
| Aleksey Vyushkov Russian: Алексей Михайлович Вьюшков | 615th Infantry Regiment | Senior Lieutenant | 29 June 1945 † | Killed in action on 20 April 1945 |
| Vladimir Vyushkov Russian: ru: | 24th Guards Aviation Regiment | Guard Captain | 13 March 1944 | — |
| Nikolai Vyalykh Russian: Николай Алексеевич Вялых | 91st Tank Brigade | Junior Sergeant | 23 September 1943 † | Killed in action on 21 January 1943 |
| Fyodor Vyaltsev Russian: Фёдор Иванович Вяльцев | 1031st Infantry Regiment | Corporal | 17 October 1943 | — |
| Aleksandr Vyatkin Russian: Александр Ильич Вяткин | 242nd Separate Anti-tank Fighter Battalion | Sergeant | 24 March 1945 | — |
| Zosim Vyatkin Russian: Зосим Иванович Вяткин | 34th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade | Guard Senior Sergeant | 27 February 1945 † | Killed in action on 21 January 1945 |

## Partisans

| Name | Date of award | Role | Notes |
| Stanislavas Vaupsas Lithuanian: Stanislavas Vaupšas | 5 November 1944 | Partisan Division commander in Belarus | Lieutenant Colonel of the Soviet Army |
| Pyotr Vershigora Russian: Пётр Петрович Вершигора | 7 August 1944 | Partisan Division leader in Eastern Europe | Major-General of the Soviet Army |
| Yevgeny Verkhovsky Russian: Евгений Фёдорович Верховский | 2 May 1945 | Partisan in the Ukrainian resistance | Joined partisans after becoming POW and escaping from Axis |
| Aleksandr Vinokurov Russian: Александр Архипович Винокуров | 2 April 1944 | Member of the 2nd Leningrad Partisan Brigade | — |
| Juozas Vitas Lithuanian: Vitas Juozas | 8 May 1965 † | Secretary of an underground Communist Party Committee | — |
| Nadezhda Volkova Ukrainian: Надія Терентіївна Волкова | 8 May 1965 † | Kharkiv underground resistance | Killed in action on 26 November 1942 |
| Vasily Voytsekhovich Russian: Василий Александрович Войцехович | 7 August 1944 | Chief of Staff of a partisan unit in Ukraine | — |
| Andrey Volynets Belarusian: Андрэй Іванавіч Валынец | 15 August 1944 | Vitebsk partisan brigade commander | Died of natural causes before receiving Hero of the Soviet Union title |
| Pyotr Volynets Russian: Пётр Каленикович Волынец | 8 May 1965 † | Vinnytsia underground resistance participant | Killed in action on 2 April 1943 |

## Leaders

| Name | Date of award | Role |
| Nikolai Vatutin Russian: Николай Фёдорович Ватутин | 6 May 1965 † | Army General |
| Aleksandr Vasilyevsky Russian: Александр Михайлович Василевский | 29 July 1944 8 September 1945 | Marshall of the Soviet Union |
| Nikolai Voronov Russian: Николай Николаевич Воронов | 7 May 1965 | Marshall of Artillery |
| Kliment Voroshilov Russian: Климент Ефремович Ворошилов | 3 February 1956 22 February 1968 | Marshall of the Soviet Union |

## Cosmonauts

| Name | Date of award | Mission |
| Vladimir Vasyutin Russian: Владимир Владимирович Васютин | 20 December 1985 | Soyuz T-14 |
| Aleksandr Viktorenko Russian: Александр Степанович Викторенко | 30 July 1987 | Soyuz TM-30 and Soyuz TM-2 |
| Igor Volk Russian: Игорь Петрович Волк | 29 July 1984 | Soyuz T-12 and Salyut 7 |
| Aleksandr Volkov Russian: Александр Александрович Волков | 20 December 1985 | Soyuz T-14 and Salyut-7 |
| Vladislav Volkov Russian: Владислав Николаевич Волков | 22 December 1969 30 June 1971 † | Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 † |
| Boris Volynov Russian: Борис Валентинович Волынов | 22 January 1969 1 September 1976 | Soyuz 5 and Soyuz 21 |

## Test pilots

| Name | Date of award | Aircraft tested |
| Aleksandr Vasilchenko Russian: Александр Григорьевич Васильченко | 1 May 1957 | Pe-2, Tu-4, Tu-16, Tu-104, Tu-110 |
| Valentin Vasin Russian: Валентин Петрович Васин | 1 May 1957 | MiG-19, MiG-21, Su-7, Su-9, Yak-27, Mi-1, Mi-4, Mi-8, and Mi-10. |
| Gleb Vakhmistrov Russian: Глеб Борисович Вахмистров | 29 March 1976 | MiG-17, MiG-19, MiG-21, and MiG-25 |
| Ivan Vedernikov Russian: Иван Корнеевич Ведерников | 3 September 1981 | Tu-16, Tu-95, Tu-104, Tu-114, Tu-116, Tu-124, Tu-134, Tu-144, and Tu-154 |
| Boris Veremey Russian: Борис Иванович Веремей | 13 June 1984 | Tu-16, Tu-22, Tu-124, Tu-134, Tu-144, and Tu-154 |
| Aleksandr Voblikov Russian: Александр Иванович Вобликов | 26 April 1971 | Il-28, Il-86, Tu-16, Tu-128, Tu-144, An-10, and An-12 |
| Georgy Volokhov Russian: Георгий Николаевич Волохов | 29 October 1981 | Il-38, Il-76, and Il-86 |

## Arctic pilots

| Name | Date of award | Mission |
| Mikhail Vodopyanov Russian: Михаил Васильевич Водопьянов | 20 April 1934 | Flew several rescue missions to the SS Chelyuskin |