Seytqasim Ashirov

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Seytqasim Ashirov
Native name
Сейітқасым Әшіров
Born7 November 1924
Kogam village, Turkestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR
Died30 June 2004 (aged 79)
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Army
Years of service1942—1946
Rankstarshina
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Seytqasim Ashirov (Kazakh: Сейітқасым Әшіров, Russian: Сейткасим Аширов; 7 November 1924 — 30 June 2004) was a Kazakh soldier in the Red Army during World War II. As a reconnaissance commander in the 331st Infantry Regiment he led intense reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 24 March 1945 for his work. After the war he worked as director of a sovkhoz.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Shkadov, Ivan, ed. (1987). Герои Советского Союза: краткий биографический словарь I, Абаев - Любичев [Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary I, Abaev - Lyubichev]. Moscow: Voenizdat.
  2. ^ Герои Советского Союза — казахстанцы (in Russian). Vol. 1. Alma-Ata: Kazakhstan. 1968.