 Her remains were discovered by Soviet forces when they managed to expel German forces and she was buried in Nevel, where a monument dedicated to her bravery was installed.After her last stand Mametova was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union after Soviet survivors of the battle told of her bravery.She and sniper Aliya Moldagulova were the only Kazakh women to become Heroines of the Soviet Union and remain highly revered in Kazakhstan and Russia.