19 December 1942(1942-12-19) (aged 23) Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Soviet Air Force
Years of service
1940 – 1942
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
808th Attack Aviation Regiment
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union
Statue of Abdirov in the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Nurken Abdirovich Abdirov (Kazakh: Нүркен Әбдіров/Nürken Äbdırov, Russian: Нуркен Абдирович Абдиров; 9 August 1919 – 19 December 1942) was a Kazakh pilot who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 31 March 1941 for ramming his aircraft into a German tank column after it sustained a direct hit to the engine on 19 December 1942.
Nurken (Russian: Нуркен) is a Kazakh masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: NurkenAbdirov (1919–1942), Kazakh pilot Nurken Mazbayev...
Karaganda.[citation needed] NurkenAbdirov, Soviet World War II pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union. A statue in Abdirov's honor is in the center of the...
NurkenAbdirov (1919–1942), fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union Galiy Adilbekov (1908–1943), The only Kazakh tank brigade commander of World War II...
Astana" Cross of Valour - Poland Order of Merit 3rd class - Ukraine NurkenAbdirov Khiuaz Dospanova Jaqipbek Maldybayev Simonov & Bodrikhin 2017, p. 50...
Kazakhstan. Soviet Union portal List of Heroes of the Russian Federation NurkenAbdirov Bauyrzhan Momyshuly Rakhimzhan Qoshqarbaev Armanqyzy, Aida. ""Халық...
his native village of Shengeldy. Talgat Bigeldinov Khiuaz Dospanova NurkenAbdirov Topical issues, achievements and innovations of fundamental and applied...
Regiment Lieutenant 1 November 1943 † Killed in action 22 October 1943 NurkenAbdirov 808th Attack Aviation Regiment Sergeant 31 March 1943 † Executed a "fire...
an LL.M (master of laws), historian, and scholar.[citation needed] NurkenAbdirov (1919–1942)- Air Force pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union.[citation...
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