Akbar Sattar oglu Aghayev (; 1919 – 1944), was a Soviet-

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servicemen, lieutenant of the Red Army, and one of the leaders of the anti-fascist resistance in the

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Life

Akbar Sattar oglu Aghayev was born in 1919 in the city of Ordubad, Nakhichevansky Uyezd, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. An

by nationality, he began serving in the Red Army in 1939. In 1941 he became a member of the

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. In the same year, he was critically wounded in battles on the Belorussian front and was taken, prisoner. In the summer of 1942, he was sent to the

for his

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propaganda among prisoners of war and repeated organized escape attempts. In the camp, Aghayev was kept under the number 7665 and was known by the nickname, Ivan Sport. In Buchenwald, Aghayev continued his struggle and in a short time became one of the active members and leaders of the underground anti-fascist resistance organization. One of the members of this organization, Y. Nikolashin wrote in his memoirs that Aghayev was "not afraid of death, because the boundless hatred of the

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that seethed in him was stronger than fear". G. Boyko, in his book "Memories of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp", wrote that all the most responsible and difficult tasks were entrusted to Aghayev. He was a member of the "Group of Vengeance", which eliminated the Nazi spies and deserters. Akbar Aghayev, for his active involvement in the Buchenwald Resistance, was executed by a firing squad on August 18, 1944.

Memory

A street, a high school and a collective farm in Ordubad District were named after Akbar Aghayev.

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