Fetislyam Abilov

Fetislyam "Petay" Abilovich Abilov, who lived under the name Anatoly for most of his life, was a Soviet Army officer who served as the commander of the 130th Guards Rifle Regiment during the Second World War. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1990 after being nominated twice during the war years but rejected because of his Crimean Tatar nationality.