Dadash Babazhanov (; 1 March 1922 6 February 1985) was a Uyghur machine gunner in the 1369th Rifle Regiment of the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union. The army was established in January 1918 by a decree of the Council of People ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

who was awarded the title

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union () was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society. The title was awarded both ...

in 1945.

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1922 births 1985 deaths Uyghur people Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Glory Soviet military personnel of World War II {{hero-USSR-stub