Mehdi Huseynzade

Mehdi Hanifa oglu Huseynzade
Mehdi Hanifa oglu Huseynzade
	Stamp of Azerbaijan, 2013
Nickname	Михайло (Mikhailo)
Born	December 22, 1918; Novkhani, Baku Governorate, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Died	November 16, 1944 (aged 25); Vitovlje, Kingdom of Italy (now Slovenia)
Buried at	Čepovan, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Allegiance	USSR; YUG
Service/branch	Partisans
Years of service	1941–1944
Rank	Liutenant
Unit	9th Corps of Yugoslav Partisans
Commands held	Reconnaissance and sabotage group
Battles/wars	Battle of Stalingrad; Yugoslav Front
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin

Mehdi Hanifa oglu Huseynzade (December 22, 1918, Novxanı, Azerbaijan – November 2, 1944, Vitovlje, Slovenia) was an Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout during World War II. After he died he was given the title of Hero of the Soviet Union on April 11, 1957.

Plaque on building where Mehdi Huseynzade lived in Baku

His life and heroism during World War II was described in Imran Gasimov's book On Distant Shores.

Mehdi Huseynzade Media

Persondata
Name	Huseynzade, Mehdi
Alternative names
Short description	Azerbaijani soldier
Date of birth	1918-12-22
Place of birth	Novxanı, Baku Governorate, (now Azerbaijan)
Date of death	1944-11-16
Place of death	Vitovlje, Kingdom of Italy (now Slovenia)

Mehdi Hanifa oglu Huseynzade
Stamp of Azerbaijan, 2013
Nickname	Михайло (Mikhailo)
Born	(1918-12-22)December 22, 1918 Novkhani, Baku Governorate, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Died	November 16, 1944(1944-11-16) (aged 25) Vitovlje, Kingdom of Italy (now Slovenia)
Buried at	Čepovan, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Allegiance	USSR YUG
Service/branch	Partisans
Years of service	1941–1944
Rank	Liutenant
Unit	9th Corps of Yugoslav Partisans
Commands held	Reconnaissance and sabotage group
Battles/wars	Battle of Stalingrad Yugoslav Front
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin