Mariya Tsukanova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mariya Tsukanova

Heroine of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 14-Sep-1924

Place of Birth: Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 15-Aug-1945

Profession: combat medic

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Mariya Tsukanova (Russian: ????? ????????; 14 September 1924 – 14 August 1945) was a medical orderly 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.