Maharram Dadashev

Maharram Akbar oglu Dadashev (; 15 February 1912 17 September 1944) was an Azerbaijani Red Army senior sergeant and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. Dadashev was posthumously awarded the title on 24 March 1945 for his actions during the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive. Dadashev, a tank driver, reportedly killed eight German soldiers with his tank's machine gun. He was seriously wounded in a subsequent battle and died of his wounds in mid-September 1944.

Early life Dadashev was born on 15 February 1912 in Beştalı to a peasant family. He received lower secondary education and worked as a kolkhoz tractor driver.

World War II Dadashev was drafted into the Red Army in 1941. He fought in combat from 1942 and became a tank driver. He fought in the Battle of the Caucasus. Serving in the 233rd Tank Brigade of the 5th Mechanised Corps, On 24 March 1945, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin.

Legacy A bust of Dadashev was built in Salyan. A secondary school in Kür Qaraqaşlı was named for Dadashev.