Amayev Makhmud Mutievich ( 1916 , Khimoy , Terek region , Russian Empire - February 22, 1943 , Smolensk region ) - Soviet soldier, sniper , junior sergeant. Member of the Great Patriotic War . Destroyed 117 (according to other sources 186) German soldiers and officers. Twice introduced for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union [1] .
| Makhmud Muteevich Amaev | |
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 Makhmud Amaev in the ranks of the Red Army . The photo was taken between June 1941 and January-February 1943. | |
| Date of Birth | 1916 |
| Place of Birth | Himoy , Terek region , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | February 22, 1943 |
| Place of death | Smolensk region , USSR |
| Affiliation |  the USSR |
| Type of army | infantry snipers |
| Years of service | 1941 - 1943 |
| Rank |  |
| Part | 87th Guards. rifle regiment; 32nd (29th Guards) Red Banner Rifle Division |
| Battles / Wars | Great Patriotic War :
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| Awards and prizes |   |
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Biography
Born in the village of Khimoy, Sharoy district, Terek region, in a family of a Chechen farmer.
After graduating from the three-year school he joined the Komsomol members. In the 1930s - secretary of the rural Komsomol organization. Since 1935, after graduating from teacher courses, he has been working as a teacher in an elementary school.
Great Patriotic War
At the beginning of World War II he went to the front as a sniper . Serves in the 87th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 32nd Red Banner Rifle Division. It has all the qualities needed by a sniper: the ability to shoot straight, observation, composure. Destroyed 186 (according to other sources, 197 [2] ) German soldiers and officers; according to press reports, as of November 1942, destroyed 117 enemy soldiers and officers [2] . He worked in a pair with a sniper Ivan Shmarin .
He was awarded with two awards in his lifetime - the Order of the Red Banner and the Medal for Military Merit [3] . In Moscow, at the exhibition “Komsomol in the Patriotic War,” which opened in early 1943 , there hung a sign that attracted the attention of visitors, “The personal account of a sniper-guardsman, junior sergeant Mahmoud Amayev.” It daily noted the number of fascists destroyed by it.
Mahmoud wrote about his successes to his relatives and friends [3] :
| Let my 70-year-old mother and my young brothers know that not a single bullet leaves my rifle for nothing. She comes back to me in the form of a notch in memory of the murdered fascist. I killed them 169 (until this letter reaches, I will increase the score). |
In the next letter he writes to his sister [3] :
| Petimat! Do not worry about me and take care of my mother. .. I never killed a man, but here I destroyed 194 fascists. Educate your sons courageous, so that they can do good, and if necessary - with the breast to defend the Motherland. |
He died on February 22, 1943 . He was buried in the village of Lukyantsevo, Gzhatsky district, Smolensk region .
Awards
- The Tula gunsmiths made for him a personalized sniper rifle, and the command of the unit gave him a dagger with the inscription: "The sun cannot be extinguished to the enemy, but we cannot be defeated."
Sources
- Rosa Talkhigova . Their feat will not fade over the centuries. Sketching . Literary and art magazine " Vainakh ", № 5.
Notes
- ↑ Hamid Auhovsky. Like two Chechens, two Heroes, on the bank of one river, they defended their homeland . bukanovskay.ru (February 3, 2012). The appeal date is June 2, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Uvays Lorsanukaev. Sniper Mahmoud Amaev (Pdf). They defended their homeland . Socio-political and scientific educational newspaper "Hyekharho" (No. 9 (105) of May 7, 2009) (May 7, 2009). The date of circulation is June 20, 2011. Archived May 7, 2009.
- ↑ 1 2 3 M. Saidov. Brave sniper Mahmoud Omaev (Html). “Laman-az” (No. 5-6 January 31, 2005). The date of circulation is June 20, 2011. Archived June 5, 2011 01:53:20 GMT.