Asan Khaliev

Asan Salidzharovich Khaliev (Russian: Асан Салиджарович Халиев[lower-alpha 1]; born 1915 – died no earlier than 1985) was a decorated Crimean Tatar sniper in the Soviet marines with over 240 kills, making him the top sniper from Crimea. A participant in the battles for Sevastopol, the Caucasus, Odessa, Kuban, and Novorossiysk among others, he was nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1943 for his success as a sniper (by then his tally was at 242 kills), however he was only awarded the Order of the Red Banner instead. Later that year he was severely wounded in combat, resulting in him being sent to a hospital away from the warfront. Little is known about his life after being demobilized other than that he received the Order of the Patriotic War jubilee medal as a veteran in honor of the 40th anniversary of victory in 1985.[1][2][3][4]

Asan Khaliev
Native name
Асан Салиджарович Халиев
Born1915
Yevpatoriya, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
Diedno earlier than 1985
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branch Soviet Navy
RankStarshina 2nd class
Unit305th Separate Rifle Battalion
AwardsOrder of the Red Banner

Footnotes
  1. The spelling of his patronymic varies greatly among his award sheets, with variations including Салиджанович, Салижарович, Силибжанович, Силибанович and Селибжанович.

References
  1. Khurshutov, Asan (22 April 2019). "Асан Халиев сражался за Новороссийск (2)". Милли Фирка (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  2. "Халиев Асан Салиджарович". soviet-aces-1936-53.ru. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  3. Kurtseitov, Refik (2018). "Крымские татары – герои советского союза: хронология представлений, награждений и замены высшей награды орденами СССР". Вопросы крымскотатарской филологии, истории и культуры.
  4. pamyat-naroda.ru
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