Valery Pavlovich Chkalov was a test pilot awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).
Valery Chkalov
Statue of Chkalov in Chkalov
Chkalov meets with Joseph Stalin
Chkalov on a 1954 stamp
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society. The title was awarded both to civilian and military persons.
Marshal Georgy Zhukov (center) wearing three Hero of the Soviet Union medals and Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky (right) wearing two (1945)
Hero of Soviet Union obelisk of Saint Petersburg.
Hero-Fortress of Brest
Hero-City of Moscow