Mammad Mammadov

Mammad Jabrail oglu Mammadov (Azerbaijani: Məmməd Cəbrayıl oğlu Məmmədov; 1920–24 January 1945) was an Azerbaijani Red Army Senior Sergeant and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Mammadov was posthumously awarded the title on 10 April 1945 for his actions during the Vistula–Oder Offensive, during which he reportedly killed 40 German soldiers while surrounded.[1]

Mammad Jabrail oglu Mammadov
Native name
Məmməd Cəbrayıl oğlu Məmmədov
Born1920
Baydarlı
Died24 January 1945
Rattvits, Province of Lower Silesia, Germany
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service/branchRed Army
Years of service1940–1945
RankSenior sergeant
Unit373rd Rifle Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Early life

Mammadov was born in 1920 in Baydarlı to a peasant family. After receiving seven years of education he graduated from the Nukha teacher training college in 1939. He worked in Almalı as a secondary school teacher. Mammadov was drafted into the Red Army on 10 October 1940.[1][2]

World War II

Mammadov fought in World War II from June 1941. He became a medic in the 1st Company of the 1235th Rifle Regiment in the 373rd Rifle Division. On 31 August 1944 he was awarded the Medal "For Courage" for his actions.[3] In January 1945, he fought in the Vistula–Oder Offensive. During the capture of Namslau Mammadov evacuated four seriously wounded soldiers from the battlefield. On 24 January, during the crossing of the Oder near Breslau in the Rattvits area, Mammadov reportedly evacuated sixteen soldiers and his commander. During a German counterattack, he reportedly took up defensive positions in a house on the left bank of the river, firing three carbines taken from the wounded. Mammadov was surrounded and reportedly killed 40 German soldiers. He was killed in this action. Mammadov's actions were credited with enabling his unit to advance. Mammadov was buried in Rattvits.[4] On 10 April 1945 he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin.[1][5][2]

A street in Qakh was named for Mammadov, as well as a Sovkhoz in Qakh District.[1][2]

References
  1. "Mammad Mammadov". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
  2. Shkadov, Ivan, ed. (1988). Герои Советского Союза: Краткий биографический словарь [Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Vol. 2 Lyubov-Yashchuk. Moscow: Voenizdat. ISBN 5203005362.
  3. Order No. 20 1235th Rifle Regiment, available online at pamyat-naroda.ru
  4. Irretrievable loss report, available online at pamyat-naroda.ru
  5. Hero of the Soviet Union, available online at pamyat-naroda.ru
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