Dadash Babazhanovich Babazhanov ( March 1, 1922 - February 6, 1985 ) - Hero of the Soviet Union ( March 24 , 1945 ), participant in the Great Patriotic War , commander of a division of machine gunners of the 1369th Infantry Regiment of the 417th Infantry Division of the 51st Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front , Red Army man .
| Dadash Babazhanovich Babazhanov | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | March 1, 1922 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | with. Uzun-Agach is now Zhambyl district , Almaty region , Kazakhstan | ||||||
| Date of death | February 6, 1985 (aged 62) | ||||||
| Place of death | Uzynagash | ||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||||
| Years of service | 1941 - 1945 | ||||||
| Rank | soldier | ||||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||||
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Biography
Born March 1, 1922 in the village of Uzun-Agach, now Zhambyl district, Almaty region of Kazakhstan, in a working class family. Uyghur . In 1941 he graduated from an incomplete secondary school.
In the Red Army since August 1941. In the battles of World War II from December 1942. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1944.
The commander of the submachine gun company of the 1369th Infantry Regiment (417th Infantry Division, 51st Army, 4th Ukrainian Front), Red Army soldier Dadash Babazhanov, in battles for the city of Sevastopol on May 7-9, 1944, was the first to bring the unit entrusted to him to the top Sapun Mountain , located southeast of Sevastopol, which is tactically a key position on the outskirts of the city, and hoisted the Red Flag there.
During the fighting, the squad under the command of Babazhanov destroyed more than fifty Nazis and, chasing the enemy, was one of the first to break into Sevastopol.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945, for the exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, Red Army soldier Babadzhanov Dadash Babazhanovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal (No. 5008).
After the war, D. B. Babazhanov was demobilized. He returned to his homeland - to Kazakhstan. In 1947 he graduated from a party school under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan. He lived and worked in the district center - the village of Uzun-Agach . He died on February 6, 1985.
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union (No. 5008)
- The order of Lenin
- Order of Glory III degree
- Medals, including:
- Medal "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
- Anniversary medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
- Anniversary medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
Memory
The portrait of the illustrious countryman, Hero of the Soviet Union D. Babazhanov, takes pride of place in the “Museum of Military Glory” created in the Kargaly secondary school-gymnasium No. 2 of the village of Kargaly, Zhambyl district, Almaty region of Kazakhstan .
Also, his feat is captured on the painting of the diorama "Assault on the Sapun Mountains" , written by a team of artists from the Grekov studio of military artists led by P. T. Maltsev, which is installed in the memorial museum on Sapun Mountain .
Notes
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1987.- T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN comp., Reg. RCP No. 87-95382.
Links
- Babazhanov, Dadash Babazhanovich . Site " Heroes of the country ". (Retrieved October 12, 2011)