Hazi Aslanov

Hazi Aslanov
Hazi Aslanov
	Aslanov in 1944
Born	22 January 1910; Lankaran, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	25 January 1945 (aged 35); Diždāma, Gramzda Parish, Liepāja County, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Buried	Martyrs' Lane
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1929–1945
Rank	Major General
Commands	10th Motor Transport Bataillon; 55th Separate Tank Regiment; 35th Guards Tank Brigade;
Battles/wars	Soviet invasion of Poland; Winter War; World War II Battle of Stalingrad; Operation Bagration; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (2, 1 of them posthumously); Order of Lenin (2); Order of the Red Star; Order of Alexander Nevsky; Order of Suvorov, 2nd Class; Order of the Great Patriotic War, 1st Class (posthumously);

Hazi Aslanov (Azerbaijani: Həzi Əhəd oğlu Aslanov, Һəзи Əһəд оғлу Асланов; Russian: Ази Агадович (also Агад оглы, Ахадович, Ахад оглы) Асланов; commonly described as Azi Aslanov and A. A. Aslanov,^[1] 22 January 1910 – 25 January 1945) was an Azerbaijani major-general of the Soviet armoured troops during World War II.^[2] He was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title twice. The second Hero title was posthumously awarded in 1991, by Mikhail Gorbachev, at the constant recommendations by Heydar Aliyev.^[3]

^ Aleksander A. Maslov, David M. Glantz, Fallen Soviet Generals: Soviet General Officers Killed in Battle, 1941-1945, Routledge, 1998, ISBN 978-0-7146-4790-6, p. 251.
^ James B. Minahan (2014). "Azeri". Ethnic Groups of North, East, and Central Asia: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 18. ISBN 9781610690188.
^ “We are heirs of victory” campaign started in Baku Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

[Fallen-1] Aleksander A. Maslov, David M. Glantz, Fallen Soviet Generals: Soviet General Officers Killed in Battle, 1941-1945, Routledge, 1998, ISBN 978-0-7146-4790-6, p. 251.

[2] James B. Minahan (2014). "Azeri". Ethnic Groups of North, East, and Central Asia: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 18. ISBN 9781610690188.

[3] “We are heirs of victory” campaign started in Baku Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine

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Hazi Aslanov
Aslanov in 1944
Born	(1910-01-22)22 January 1910 Lankaran, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	25 January 1945(1945-01-25) (aged 35) Diždāma, Gramzda Parish, Liepāja County, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Buried	Martyrs' Lane
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1929–1945
Rank	Major General
Commands	10th Motor Transport Bataillon 55th Separate Tank Regiment 35th Guards Tank Brigade
Battles/wars	Soviet invasion of Poland Winter War World War II Battle of Stalingrad Operation Bagration
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (2, 1 of them posthumously) Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Star Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Suvorov, 2nd Class Order of the Great Patriotic War, 1st Class (posthumously)