Global InformationHabibullah Huseynov information
Habibullah Huseynov | |
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| Native name | Həbibulla Eynulla oğlu Hüseynov |
| Born | 10 October 1910 Ardabil, Qajar Iran |
| Died | 16 April 1945 (aged 34) north of Fischhausen, East Prussia, Nazi Germany |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1928–45 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | 67th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II
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| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin |
Habibullah Huseynov (Russian: Габибулла Ейнуллаевич Гусейнов; 10 October 1910 – 16 April 1945) was an Iranian Azerbaijani Red Army colonel and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. Huseynov emigrated to Baku, working as a loader and a fitter. He was drafted into the Red Army on a Komsomol direction in 1928 and became an artillery officer. He was arrested and imprisoned as an Iranian spy during the Great Purge. He was released months later and became an anti-aircraft artillery battalion commander, serving in this role during World War II.
After his unit, part of the 13th Rifle Division, was encircled in western Belarus after the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa, Huseynov led the remnants of his command in a breakout. The battalion was then reorganized and provided air defense for Kalinin and Rybinsk. In June 1942, Huseynov became commander of an anti-aircraft battalion defending Ivanovo. In October 1942, he became commander of an anti-aircraft artillery regiment, which transferred to the 1st Guards Army two months later. The regiment fought in the Tatsinskaya Raid while attached to the 24th Tank Corps. Between June and September 1943 Huseynov was chief of staff of the 4th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division. In September 1943, he took command of the 67th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Division, which he led until his death. The division fought in the Baltic Offensive, Courland Pocket, East Prussian Offensive, and Samland Offensive. Huseynov was killed in action during the Samland Offensive on 16 April 1945.[1]
- ^ "Habibullah Huseynov". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).