On June 4, 1944, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, for exemplary fulfillment of combat orders on the front against the Nazi invaders and for her courage and heroism, Corporal Aliya Nurmukhambetovna Moldagulova was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. The 18-year-old heroine was also awarded the Order of Lenin.
Aliya Moldagulova was buried in a mass grave in the village of Monakovo, Novosokolniki district, Pskov region. A memorial complex was built at the site of her death in the town of Novosokolniki. Several streets in cities across the Soviet Union are named in her honor.
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