Nurken Abdirov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Abdirovich and the family name is Abdirov.
Nurken Abdirov
Born9 August 1919
5th aul, Karkaraly District, Karaganda, Alash Autonomy (now Kazakhstan)
Died19 December 1942(1942-12-19) (aged 23)
Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
BranchSoviet Air Force
Service years1940 – 1942
RankSergeant
Unit808th Attack Aviation Regiment
ConflictsWorld War II †
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Nurken Abdirovich Abdirov (Kazakh: Нүркен Әбдіров/Nürken Äbdırov, Russian: Нуркен Абдирович Абдиров; 9 August 1919 – 19 December 1942) was a Kazakh pilot who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 31 March 1941 for ramming his aircraft into a German tank column after it sustained a direct hit to the engine on 19 December 1942.

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