Magomet Gadzhiyev

Magomet Imadutinovich Gadzhiyev (Russian: Магомет Имадутдинович Гаджиев; 20 December 1907 – 12 May 1942) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union. He fought and died during World War II.

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Imadutinovich and the family name is Gadzhiev.
Magomet Gadzhiyev
Born(1907-12-20)20 December 1907
Megeb, Dagestan,
Russian Empire
(now in the Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation)
Died12 May 1942(1942-05-12) (aged 34)
Barents Sea
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchSoviet Navy
Years of service1925–1942
RankCaptain 2nd Rank
Commands heldSoviet Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
1962 postage stamp honoring Magomet Gadzhiyev.

Biography

Gadzhiev was an ethnic Avar, born into a peasant family in the Megeb area of Dagestan. He joined the navy in 1925 and graduated from the Frunze Higher Naval School in 1932. He was appointed to the submarine division of the Black Sea Fleet and was second in command of the AG class submarine A2. He subsequently commanded the submarines M-9 and ShCh-117.

In 1939 he studied at the Voroshilov Naval Academy and was assigned to the Northern Fleet on graduation. He became commander of the submarine brigade of the Northern Fleet in 1940. His command sank 10 German transports in 1942. On 12 May 1942 his boat, the K class K 23, was sunk by German forces commanded by Wolfgang Kaden with all hands lost.[1]

Awards and honours

The town of Gadzhiyevo near Murmansk was named after him. A Don class submarine depot ship was named Magomet Gadzhiyev in the 1960s. Streets in Murmansk, Makhachkala, Severomorsk, Oskemen and Polyarny, and several schools, were named in his honour.

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References
  1. "Гаджиев Магомет Имадутдинович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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