Mikayil Mahammad oglu Alakbarov (; 192413 October 1943) was an Azerbaijani

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

man and a posthumous

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. Alakbarov was posthumously awarded the title on 26 October 1943 for his actions during the Battle of the Dnieper, during which he reportedly repulsed 14 counterattacks and was seriously wounded.

Early life

Alakbarov was born in 1924 in Saray in the family of an oil worker. His childhood and youth were spent in

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. After finishing his education, Alakbarov became an oil worker.

World War II

In 1942, Alakbarov was drafted into the Red Army. He fought in combat from April 1943 and became a scout in the 79th Guards Reconnaissance Company of the

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. He fought in the Battle of the Dnieper in September 1943. On the night of 25 September he was reportedly among the first in the company to cross the river and explore the German defenses. On the night of 26 September with a group of scouts Alakbarov advanced to the village of Borodaevka in

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. The scouts launched a night attack to reveal the German mortar and artillery positions. The group reportedly did not suffer casualties in this action. On 27 September during the battle for the village, Alakbarov reportedly captured two German soldiers and killed four. He reportedly helped repulse 14 counterattacks along with the reconnaissance unit. During this action he reportedly killed 10 German soldiers. On 30 September Alakbarov was seriously wounded. He died in the 869th Field Hospital on 13 October.Irretrievable loss report, available online a
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/ref> On 26 October he posthumously received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the

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.Hero of the Soviet Union citation, available online a
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/ref> Alakbarov was buried in the village of Scherbinovka and was later reburied in Rudka in

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Legacy

A bust of Alakbarov was placed in Saray. Schools in Saray and Rudka were named for him.

References

1924 births 1943 deaths Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Lenin Soviet military personnel of World War II from Azerbaijan Deaths by firearm in Ukraine Soviet military personnel killed in World War II People from Absheron District {{DEFAULTSORT:Alakbarov, Mikayil