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Hero City
Hero City
(, , ) is a
Soviet
honorary title
awarded for outstanding heroism during
World War II
(Eastern Front was known in the former Soviet Union as
The Great Patriotic War
). It was awarded to twelve cities of the
Soviet Union
. In addition the
Brest Fortress
was awarded an equivalent title of
Hero Fortress
. This symbolic distinction for a city corresponds to the individual distinction
Hero of the Soviet Union
.
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