Javanshir Rahimov Explained

Javanshir Rahimov
Native Name:Javanshir İzzat oglu Rahimov
Birth Date:5 June 1973
Birth Place:Qaşqaçay, Qakh, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Qasapet, Mardakert District (NKAO)
Allegiance:Republic of Azerbaijan
Service Years:1992–1992
Battles:First Nagorno-Karabakh War

Javanshir Izzat oglu Rahimov (Azerbaijani: Cavanşir İzzət oğlu Rəhimov; June 5, 1973 – August 6, 1992) was an Azerbaijani soldier and the National Hero of Azerbaijan.[1]

Early years

Rahimov was born in Qaşqaçay, Qakh. When he was one year old his family moved to Baku, Qaraçuxur. He finished secondary school No. 104 in Suraxanı raion.

Military service

In April 1992, Javanshir Rahimov entered active military service. He became an onboard shooter on Military helicopters. He expressed his desire to go to war as a volunteer and was assigned to a MI-24 Helicopter.

Nagorno Karabakh War

On August 6, 1992, on his second flight of the day he was wounded. Rahimov insisted that he was ready for flight and flew again. This time their helicopter was shot down by missile fire from Armenian forces.[2] [3] [4]

He was posthumously awarded the title of the National Hero of Azerbaijan on 14 September 1992, by the decree № 204 of the President of Azerbaijan Republic.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Heroes . Azerbaijans.com. 13 December 2018 .
  2. Web site: Voice of Karabakh . 2016-04-17 . 2016-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418105140/http://azerbaijanfoundation.az/en/karabakh/4577-voice-of-karabakh-1022.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Qəhrəmanlar unudulmur – Milli Qəhrəman Cavanşir Rəhimov . 2016-04-17 . 2019-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190421090619/http://news.lent.az/news/67624 . dead .
  4. Web site: RƏHİMOV CAVANŞİR İZZƏT OĞLU .