Hazi Aslanov
Appearance
Azi Aslanov (Russian Ази Асланов; January 21, 1910, Lankaran — January 24, 1945) was an Azerbaijani tank commander during the Soviet-German war and a twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Tank brigade under his commadership run from Stalingrad through Borisovo, Vileyka, and Minsk to Vilnius and Riga.
A subway station and a street in Baku were named after him.
Awards
- September 26, 1942 and February 3, 1944 - Order of the Red Star;
- November 15, 1942, July 3, 1944 and January 7, 1945 - Order of the Red Banner;
- December 22, 1942 - Order of Lenin and Gold Star;
- April 15, 1943 - Order of Alexander Nevskiy;
- July 22, 1944 - 2nd class Order of Alexander Suvorov;
- January 27, 1945 - 1st class Order of the Great Patriotic War (posthumous);
- June 21, 1991 - Order of Lenin and the second Gold Star (posthumous).