Selim Aitkulov (Kazakh: Сәлім Нығметұлы Айтқұлов; 10 January 1913 – 24 April 1975) was a Tatar soldier of the Red Army and Hero of the Soviet Union. Aitkulov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for actions during the Battle of the Dnieper, in which he took command of his platoon after his platoon commander was wounded. After the war, Aitkulov was the head of the Uralsk Regional Consumer Union's Organization Department.
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10 January 1913 Muhorsky village, Ural Oblast, Russian Empire
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Died |
24 April 1975 (aged 62) Uralsk, Kazakh SSR
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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