Avaz Verdiyev

Avaz Hashim oglu Verdiyev (; 19161 May 1945) was an Azerbaijani Red Army Senior Sergeant and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Verdiyev was awarded the title on 23 September 1944 for his actions during the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. During the offensive, he reportedly raised the red flag at the Staszów town hall during its capture. Verdiyev was seriously wounded in the Battle of Berlin and died of wounds on 1 May 1945. and returned to Baku, working at the plant.

During the storming of Zehlendorf, a suburb of Berlin, during the Battle of Berlin, Verdiyev was seriously wounded on 26 April 1945. He died on 1 May at the hospital. He was buried in the city of Boleslawiec in Poland.

Legacy Busts of Verdiyev were placed at his home in Baku and in Lachin. A plaque was placed on the factory where he worked.