Nurken Abdirov

Nurken Abdirov
Born 9 August 1919
Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died 19 December 1942(1942-12-19) (aged 23)
Allegiance  Soviet Union
Service/branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service 1940-1942
Rank Sergeant
Unit 808th Attack Aviation Regiment
Battles/wars World War II
Awards
Statue of Abdirov in his home city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Nurken Abdirovich Abdirov (Kazakh: Нүркен Әбдіров/Nürken Äbdirov, نٷركەن أبدئروۆ; Russian: Нуркен Абдирович Абдиров) was a Kazakh pilot who served for the Soviet Union in World War II, and was killed in the Battle of Stalingrad.[1]

Biography

Abdirov is a legendary figure in his hometown of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. According to local history, when Abdirov's plane was disabled by enemy fire, he and gunner Aleksandr Komissarov heroically steered his descent to crash into a column of German tanks, sacrificing his own life to destroy his enemy.[1]

On March 31, 1943, Abdirov was posthumously made Hero of the Soviet Union.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Абдиров Нуркен" [Abdirov Nurken]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-12-21.


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