Mehdi Huseynzade

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.

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

Plaque on building where Mehdi Huseynzade lived in Baku

Huseynzade attended the Azerbaijan University of Languages.

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

Mehdi Huseynzade Media

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  Mehdi Huseynzade Monument in Baku