Hazi Aslanov

Hazi Aslanov was born in Lankaran in 1910, joined the army as a young man and served in the tank forces.

For his courage at Stalingrad he was made a Hero of the Soviet Union in 1942. He went on to command a tank brigade in the Belarusian and Baltic operations, rising to major general.

Mortally wounded in battle in Latvia in January 1945, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union a second time in 1991. He is buried in the Alley of Honour in Baku.