- Israfil Mamedov
Infobox Military Person
name=Israfil Maharram oglu Mamedov
lived=1919-1946
caption=Israfil Mamedov
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rank=Junior lieutenant
unit=42nd Infantry Regiment /Red Army
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battles=Battle of Moscow
awards=Hero of the Soviet Union ,Order of Lenin ,Gold Star
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laterwork=Israfil Maharram oglu Mamedov (or Mammadov, Azeri: İsrafil Məhərrəm oğlu Məmmədov, Azeri Cyrillic: Исрафил Məhəррəм oғлу Мəммəдов, Russian: Исрафил Магеррам оглы Мамедов;
May 30 ,1919 , Çaparlı settlement,Shamkir —1946) was an Azeri military commander (junior-lieutenant and senior sergeant) and the assistant commander of aplatoon commander of the Soviet 42nd Infantry Regiment during theSoviet-German War . He was the first Azerbaijani to be awarded the title ofHero of the Soviet Union , onDecember 11 ,1941 .Biography
In 1939 Mamedov voluntarily joined the
Red Army . In 1941 he was sent to study in the Younger Commanders School. After successfully finishing a six-month course, he received the rank of Senior Sergeant and led some military operations on the North-West Front. His unit became famous after theBattle of Moscow onDecember 3 , 1941. He led 20 soldiers in defending the command post and communication line near Pustynka settlement in theNovgorod Oblast . After the artillery preparation the Germans commenced a new attack, assuming that the Soviet forces were weakened. Understanding their strategy, Mamedov ordered his troops to hold fire, allowing the enemy to get within 10-15 meters. After three German assaults, he launched a counter-attack withbayonets . The Germans lost over 300 soldiers and retreated. Mamedov personally killed approximately 70 enemy troops, including three officers. He was also awarded theOrder of Lenin and theGold Star on the battlefield.Legacy
A street in
Ganja was named after Mamedov, and a museum and monument were built in the same place.References
*ru icon "Легендарные герои-комсомольцы". Вып. V и VI, 1973.
External links
* [http://www.ganca.net/eng/israfilen.html Israfil Mammadov]
* [http://www.savash-az.com/hero/israfmam.htm Israfil Mamedov (in Russian)]
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