Hazi Aslanov

Hazi Aslanov
Hazi Aslanov
	Aslanov after 1943
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 held	10th Motor Transport Bataillon; 55th Separate Tank Regiment; 35th Guards Tank Brigade;
Battles/wars	Soviet invasion of Poland; Winter War; 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, 22 January 1910 – 25 January 1945) was an Azerbaijani major-general of the Soviet armoured troops during World War II. 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.

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