Magomet Gadzhiyev

Magomet Gadzhiyev
Born	October 20, 1907(1907-10-20) Gunib, Dagestan, Russian Empire (now in the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation)
Died	May 13, 1942(1942-05-13) (aged 34) Barents Sea
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Navy
Years of service	1925-1942
Rank	Captain 2nd Rank
Commands held	Soviet Navy
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (twice) Order of the Red Banner

1962 postage stamp honoring Magomet Gadzhiyev.

Magomet Imadutinovich Gadzhiyev (Russian: Магомет Имадутдинович Гаджиев; 20 December 1907 - 13 June 1942) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union. He fought and died during World War II.

Biography

Gadzhiev was an ethnic Avar, born into a peasant family in the Gunib area of Dagestan. He joined the navy in 1925 and graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1932. He was appointed to the submarine division of the Black Sea Fleet and was second in command of the AG class submarine A2. He subsequently commanded the submarines M-9 and SCH-117.

In 1939 he studied at the Voroshilov Military Staff college and was assigned to the Northern Fleet on graduation. He became commander of the Northern fleet's submarine brigade in 1940. His command sank 10 German transports in 1942. On 13 June 1942 his boat, the K class K23, was sunk by German forces commanded by Wolfgang Kaden with all hands lost.

Awards and honours

• Gadzhiev was posthmously awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on 23 October 1942
• Order of Lenin (twice)
• Order of the Red Banner

The town of Gadzhiyevo near Murmansk was named after him. A Don class submarine depot ship was named Magomet Gadzhiyev in the 1960s. Several streets in Murmansk, Makhachkala, Oskemen and Polyarny and several schools were named in his honour.

References

• page in Russian Language

Persondata
Name	Gadzhiyev, Magomet
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Short description
Date of birth	20 December 1907
Place of birth	Gunib, Dagestan, Russia
Date of death	13 June 1942
Place of death	Barents Sea