Najafgulu Rafiyev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Najafgulu Rafiyev

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1915

Place of Birth: Ordubad, Azerbaijan

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1970

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Najafgulu Radzhabali oglu Rafiyev (Azerbaijani: N?c?fqulu R?c?b?li oglu R?fiyev; 22 March 1915 – 24 December 1970) was an Azerbaijani Soviet Army major and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Rafiyev was awarded the title for the leadership of his tank platoon during Operation Bagration.
During the battle, his platoon cut of the German escape route after crossing the Ptsich and moving across the Bobruisk–Glusk highway.
The platoon subsequently helped capture Baranovichi.
Postwar, Rafiyev continued to serve in the army and retired in 1956.
He lived in Baku.