Hamid Gasimbeyov

Hamid Habib bay oglu Gasimbayov (13 May 1923, Nakhchivan – 22 April 2005, Baku) was a Soviet military officer, vice admiral.

In 1945, he participated in military operations against Japan. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star for his service with minesweeper No. 604 under heavy artillery fire and attack by Japanese aircraft.

In 1957, he was appointed commander of the military defence brigade of the Soviet Navy in Świnoujście, Poland. In 1970, he was appointed Chief of the General Military Staff of the Baltic Sea Navy.

He received the rank of rear admiral in 1971 and vice admiral in 1976.

From 1980 to 1984, he was elected as a deputy in the 10th convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR.

He was awarded with two Orders of the Red Star, an Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and about 30 orders and medals. In 1973, he was awarded an honorary weapon – a sword by the commander of the USSR Navy.

Life Hamid Gasimbayov was born on May 3, 1923, in Nakhchivan. At a young age, his family moved to the city of Ganja, where he began to study at school No. 3 in the Nizami district. After ten years of school, he entered the faculty of railway construction at the Moscow Institute of Transport. After the start of World War II, he worked as a blacksmith in a non-ferrous metals factory alongside his studies.

Military service In World War II At the end of December 1941 Hamid Gasimbayov entered the Caspian Sea Higher Naval School. After graduating in February 1945, Lieutenant Gasimbayov was sent to serve in the Black Sea Fleet.

In later period At the beginning of 1948 Lieutenant Gasimbayov was appointed the commander of the "МТЩ-602" fortification ship, and from the spring of 1949, 5 detachments of US-made landing ships and boats.

By the order of the Supreme Assembly of the USSR on March 4, 1975, Rear Admiral Gasimbayov was awarded with the "Red Banner of Labour" order. In 1976, he was awarded with the rank of vice admiral.

Along with the medals of foreign countries such as Poland and Germany, he was awarded about 30 medals and orders. In 1973 he was awarded an honorary weapon – a sword by the commander of the USSR naval forces.

Family His father, Habib Gasimbayov, started working in road construction after graduating from the military school in Gori. He participated in the First World War. After returning from the front, he married Nina Dushinskaya and moved to Baku. He served in the border service during the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

Hamid Gasimbayov married Tatyana Sidorova. They had two daughters and one son from this marriage.

Death He died in 2005 as a result of a long-lasting illness. He was buried in the Second Alley of Honor.