Minigali Shaymuratov
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General Minigali Mingazovich Shajmuratov | |
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| Native name | Минигали́ Минга́зович Шаймура́тов |
| Born | 15 August 1899 Bishtyaki, Ufa District, Ufa Province, Russian Empire |
| Died | 23 February 1943 Voroshilovgrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
Minigali Mingazovich Shajmuratov (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-ba, born 15 August 1899 - 23 February 1943) was Bashkir General of the Second World War. He achieved the rank of Major-General and was posthumously awarded Hero of the Russian Federation on March 23, 2020.[1][2]
Biography
Shajmuratov was born in the village of Bishtyaki, (now Shaimuratovo) on the 15th of August, 1899. After the death of his mother at age 14, he went to Ufa to work as a sailor on the steamboat "Ural" for Ufa Shipping Company.
He joined the Red Army in June 1919 to fight in the ongoing Civil War. He served in the 270th Beloretsk Rifle Regiment of the 30th Rifle Division of the 5th Army of the Eastern front, in which he fought off soldiers of Admiral Alexander Kolchak. He participated in the offensives of Perm, Peter and Paul, and Omsk. He was sent off from the military in April 1920 to study.
In January 1921, he graduated from the 9th Kazan Cavalry Courses. After so, he became a platoon commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the Separate Volga Cavalry Brigade, where he helped suppress the Tambov Rebellion. From October 1921 he was a platoon and eventually a squadron leader in the 6th Kirsanov cavalry courses, and again a squadron leader in the 7th Starozhilovsky cavalry courses.
References
- ^ "Генерал Минигали Шаймуратов посмертно стал Героем России". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "В Уфу доставили "Золотую Звезду" Героя России Минигали Шаймуратова". ufatime.ru. Retrieved 2020-11-21.