Maharram Dadashev
Maharram Akbar oglu Dadashev (; 15 February 1912 17 September 1944) was an Azerbaijani Red Army senior sergeant and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. Dadashev was posthumously awarded the title on 24 March 1945 for his actions during the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive. Dadashev, a tank driver, reportedly killed eight German soldiers with his tank's machine gun. He was seriously wounded in a subsequent battle and died of his wounds in mid-September 1944. Early life Dadashev was born on 15 February 1912 in Beştalı to a peasant family. He received lower secondary education and worked as a kolkhoz tractor driver. World War II Dadashev was drafted into the Red Army in 1941. He fought in combat from 1942 and became a tank driver. He fought in the Battle of the Caucasus. Serving in the 233rd Tank Brigade of the 5th Mechanised Corps, he fought in the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky Offensive and Uman–Botoșani Offensive. Dadashev's unit was equipped with the American M4A2 ...
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Beştalı, Salyan
Beştalı (also, Beshtali) is a village and municipality in the Salyan Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 520. Notable natives * Maharram Dadashov — Hero of the Soviet Union. References

* Populated places in Salyan District (Azerbaijan) {{Salyan-geo-stub ...
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