Mardan Musayev

Mardan Mammad oglu Musayev was an Azerbaijani Red Army senior sergeant and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Musayev was awarded the title for his actions in the Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive, in which he fought in the capture of Beryslav. He reportedly killed a German machine-gun crew during the crossing of the Dnieper and days later saved the life of his company commander during the crossing of the Inhulets. During the subsequent capture of the Shevchenko State Farm Musayev captured another machine gun, reportedly killing 20 German soldiers. For these actions he received the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 3 June 1944. Postwar, he worked in the Tovuz Rayon market.