Salahaddin Kazimov
Soviet Azerbaijani major general of Internal Troops and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salahaddin Hasan oglu Kazimov (Azerbaijani: Salahəddin Həsən oğlu Kazımov; 22 December 1920 – 2 July 1978) was a Soviet Internal Troops Major general and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Kazimov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 16 October 1943 for his leadership of an artillery battalion during the Battle of the Dnieper. In a twelve-day period during the battle, his battalion's guns were reported to have killed up to 180 German soldiers and destroyed eleven tanks. Postwar, Kazimov served in the Internal Troops and became Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan SSR. Kazimov and Minister of Internal Affairs Arif Heydarov were shot by an officer of the Shusha prison.[1] He was wounded in an armed attack on the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan SSR and died on July 2, 1978.[2]
Salahaddin Kazimov | |
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Native name | Salahəddin Həsən oğlu Kazımov |
Born | (1920-12-22)December 22, 1920 Zaqatala, Azerbaijan SSR |
Died | July 2, 1978(1978-07-02) (aged 57) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Army (1941–1945) Internal Troops (1945–1978) |
Years of service | 1941–1978 |
Rank | Major general (Internal Troops) |
Unit | 8th Rifle Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin |
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan SSR | |
In office 1970 – 2 July 1978 | |
Minister | Arif Heydarov |