Jamil Mahammad oglu Ahmadov (; 1924 – 2 September 1944) was an Azerbaijani

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and a

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. Ahmadov was posthumously awarded the title on 24 March 1945 for his actions in

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. Ahmadov reportedly continued to command his platoon while wounded and died of his wounds.

Early life

Ahmadov was born in 1924 in

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in the family of a servant. He received secondary education before the war.

World War II

Ahmadov was drafted into the Red Army in March 1942. He graduated from the Ordzhonikidze Infantry School in 1943 and became a platoon commander in the 168th Guards Rifle Regiment of the

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. He entered into combat in fall 1943 in the North Caucasus. During battles in Ukraine Ahmadov received the

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for his actions. During the summer of 1944 Ahmedov fought in Operation Bagration. On 23 June, his platoon and three others reportedly ambushed and destroyed a column of German infantry. On 24 June during the storming of German fortifications near

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village, Ahmedov reportedly killed more than ten German soldiers in a trench. He was wounded but continued to lead the platoon. On 25 June, his platoon crossed the Tremlia ahead of the main forces. The platoon reportedly supported the crossing with its fire for ten hours. Ahmadov was wounded a second time and reportedly refused to leave the battlefield. On 26 June during the attack on the village of Malyn Ahmadov was wounded in the thigh. He reportedly was carried from the battlefield when he lost consciousness from blood loss. He was awarded the

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on 27 July. On 2 September, Ahmadov died of his wounds at Stare in

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. He was buried in Warsaw in the cemetery of Soviet soldiers. A street and a school in Jabrayil were named for Ahmadov. A bust of Ahmadov was also built.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmadov, Jamil 1924 births 1944 deaths Heroes of the Soviet Union Soviet military personnel killed in World War II Recipients of the Order of Lenin People from Jabrayil Soviet military personnel of World War II from Azerbaijan