Mukatai Abeulov (Kazakh: Мұқатай Әбеулов, Russian: Мукатай Абеулов: 1917 — 16 December 1944) was a Kazakh soldier in the 152nd Guards Anti-tank Artillery Regiment of the Cossak Cavalry Corps in the Red Army. During the battles for Hungary he knocked out six enemy tanks before he was killed in action. He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 28 April 1945.[1][2]
Mukatai Abeulov | |
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| Native name | Мұқатай Әбеулов |
| Born | 1917 Sarkamysh village, Semipalatinsk Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 16 December 1944 Nógrád County, Hungary |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Cossak Cavalry Corps |
| Years of service | 1941–1944 |
| Rank | Krasnoarmeets |
| Unit | 152nd Guards Anti-tank Artillery Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War II † |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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edit- ^ Shkadov, Ivan, ed. (1987). Герои Советского Союза: краткий биографический словарь I, Абаев - Любичев [Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary I, Abaev - Lyubichev]. Moscow: Voenizdat.
- ^ Ufarkin, Nikolai. "Абеулов Мукатай". warheroes.ru.