Aipov, Makhmut Ilyasovich

Date of birth:: July 12th, 1920 (Kiryushkin, Soviet Union)
Date of death:: April 22nd, 1945 (Berlin, Germany)
Buried on:: Soviet War Cemetery Miedzyrzecz
Nationality:: Soviet

Biography

Hero of the Soviet Union. Rank: Private

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Medal "Za boyeviye zaslugi"

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 10th, 1944

For killing two German soldiers in the outskirts of Sevastopol, despite being wounded, and bringing back intelligence.

Znak Raneniya

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: 1944

Medal "Zolotaya Zvezda" (Geroi Sovetskogo Soyuza)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 31st, 1945

During the Battle of Berlin, Aipov replaced a wounded machine gunner on 22 April and suppressed German fire in the suburb of Kaulsdorf. Furthermore, he attacked a basement, killing several German soldiers but was wounded, which prompted him to throw a hand grenade. The explosion mortally wounded him. He died that the same day of his wounds. Aipov had killed a total of 26 German soldiers.

Posthumously awarded

Orden Lenina

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: May 31st, 1945

Posthumously awarded

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