Magomet Gadzhiyev
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Magomet Imadutinovich Gadzhiyev was a Soviet Navy
submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union
. He fought and died during World War II
.
, born into a peasant family in the Gunib
area of Dagestan
. He joined the navy in 1925 and graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1932. He was appointed to the submarine division of the Black Sea Fleet
and was second in command of the AG class submarine A2. He subsequently commanded the submarines M-9 and SCH-117.
In 1939 he studied at the Voroshilov Military Staff college and was assigned to the Northern Fleet on graduation. He became commander of the Northern fleet's submarine brigade in 1940. His command sank 10 German transports in 1942. On 13 June 1942 his boat, the K class
K23, was sunk by German forces commanded by Wolfgang Kaden
with all hands lost.
The town of Gadzhiyevo
near Murmansk
was named after him.
A Don class submarine depot ship
was named Magomet Gadzhiyev in the 1960s.
Several streets in Murmansk, Makhachkala
, Oskemen
and Polyarny
and several schools were named in his honour.
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
. He fought and died during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Biography
Gadzhiev was an ethnic AvarCaucasian Avars
Avars or Caucasian Avars are a modern people of Caucasus, mainly of Dagestan, in which they are the predominant group. The Caucasian Avar language belongs to the Northeast Caucasian language family ....
, born into a peasant family in the Gunib
Gunib
Gunib , also spelled Ghunib, is an aul in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is the administrative center of Gunibsky District. Population: 2,406 ; 2,405 ....
area of Dagestan
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
. He joined the navy in 1925 and graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1932. He was appointed to the submarine division of the Black Sea Fleet
Black Sea Fleet
The Black Sea Fleet is a large operational-strategic sub-unit of the Russian Navy, operating in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea since the late 18th century. It is based in various harbors of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov....
and was second in command of the AG class submarine A2. He subsequently commanded the submarines M-9 and SCH-117.
In 1939 he studied at the Voroshilov Military Staff college and was assigned to the Northern Fleet on graduation. He became commander of the Northern fleet's submarine brigade in 1940. His command sank 10 German transports in 1942. On 13 June 1942 his boat, the K class
K class submarine (Soviet)
The K class were the largest submarines built for the Soviet Navy in the World War II era.-Design:The design was approved in 1936 as a long range "cruiser submarine" with a heavy torpedo and gun armament...
K23, was sunk by German forces commanded by Wolfgang Kaden
Wolfgang Kaden
Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves Wolfgang Kaden was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II...
with all hands lost.
Awards and honours
- Gadzhiev was posthmously awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union on 23 October 1942
- Order of LeninOrder of LeninThe Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
(twice) - Order of the Red BannerOrder of the Red BannerThe Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Red Banner , a military decoration, on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War...
The town of Gadzhiyevo
Gadzhiyevo
Gadzhiyevo is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The town was also known as Yagelnaya Guba until 1967, Skalisty from 1981 to 1994, although it was often referred to as Murmansk-130 . The name Skalisty was made official in 1994, but in 1999 the town was renamed back to Gadzhiyevo—the name...
near Murmansk
Murmansk
Murmansk is a city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It serves as a seaport and is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia, on the Kola Bay, from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland...
was named after him.
A Don class submarine depot ship
Don class submarine tender
The Don class submarine tender was the NATO reporting name for a group of submarine tenders built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. The Soviet designation was Project 310 Batur.-Design:...
was named Magomet Gadzhiyev in the 1960s.
Several streets in Murmansk, Makhachkala
Makhachkala
-Twin towns/sister cities:Makhachkala is twinned with: Sfax, Tunisia Siping, China Spokane, United States Vladikavkaz, Russia Yalova, Turkey Ndola, Zambia-See also:*...
, Oskemen
Oskemen
Oskemen and Ust-Kamennaya , is the capital of the East Kazakhstan Province. It is served by the Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport.-History:...
and Polyarny
Polyarny
Polyarny is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the outermost western side of the Kola Bay. Population: -History:It was founded in 1896 and named Alexandrovsk in honor of Tsar Alexander III. Town status was granted to it on , 1899...
and several schools were named in his honour.