Hazi Aslanov was an Azerbaijani major-general of the Soviet armoured troops during World War II. He was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title twice. The second Hero title was posthumously awarded in 1991, by Mikhail Gorbachev, at the constant recommendations by Heydar Aliyev.
Aslanov after 1943
Aslanov before 1943
The funeral of Hazi Aslanov in Baku
Granite memorial plate in memory of Hazi Aslanov on Mamayev Kurgan
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 to civilian and military persons.
Marshal Georgy Zhukov (center) wearing three Hero of the Soviet Union medals and Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky (right) wearing two (1945)
Hero of Soviet Union obelisk of Saint Petersburg.
Hero-Fortress of Brest
Hero-City of Moscow