Cevdet Dermenci

Cevdet Dermenci (; 27 August 1918 – 1985) was a decorated Crimean Tatar captain and battalion commander in the Red Army. For his bravery in being the first to lead his landing group across the Dnieper during his second crossing of the river he was nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union, but awarded only the Order of Lenin.

Military career Shortly after Nazi Germany invaded of the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa, Dermenci was drafted into the Red Army on 3 July by the Simferopol military enlistment office. Having been admitted to the Communist Party that year, he was briefly assigned to the 1180th Infantry Regiment before being appointed deputy commander for political affairs of a submachine gunner company on 5 November 1942. Throughout that year he was wounded in combat three times, and on 26 December 1942 he was nominated for his first military award - the Order of the Red Banner, which was awarded in 1943. Later, for his bravery in leading the unit under his command - the 112th separate anti-tank destroyer battalion - in crossing of the Dnieper he was nominated for the Order of Suvorov, which was changed to the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

Awards Order of Lenin (22 February 1944) Two Order of the Red Banner (13 March 1943 and 31 October 1943) Order of Alexander Nevsky (15 October 1943) Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (14 September 1944) campaign and jubilee medals