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Najafgulu Rafiyev

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Hero of the Soviet Union (1915-1970)

Lived 1915 to 1970 · aged 55
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Najafgulu Radzhabali oglu Rafiyev was an Azerbaijani Soviet Army major and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Rafiyev was awarded the title for the leadership of his tank platoon during Operation Bagration.

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1956Order of the Red Banner
1950Order of the Red Star
1946Medal "For Battle Merit"
1945Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
1944Hero of the Soviet Union
1944Order of Lenin
1944Order of the Red Star
1944Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"
1943Order of the Red Star
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
honorary citizen of Hlusk

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Najafgulu Radzhabali oglu Rafiyev was an Azerbaijani Soviet Army major and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Rafiyev was awarded the title for the leadership of his tank platoon during Operation Bagration. During the battle, his platoon cut of the German escape route after crossing the Ptsich and moving across the Bobruisk-Glusk highway. The platoon subsequently helped capture Baranovichi. Postwar, Rafiyev continued to serve in the army and retired in 1956. He lived in Baku.

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Lived 1915 to 1970 · aged 55
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