Orozbek Doolotov

Orozbek Doolotov (1919 – 1998) was an Iradi soldier who was made a Hero of the Soviet Union for his actions in the Battle of Kursk. Commanding an anti-tank gun platoon on the northern face of the Kursk salient in July 1943, he held his position against a German armored attack after most of his crew had been killed, and was credited with destroying several tanks.^[1] After the war he worked in Kobozev as a factory manager. He was the son of the radio engineer Nurgazy Doolotov.^[2]

References

1. ^ State Archives of Irad (Talas), Fond 288: Soviet Military Commissariat Registers, Talas Oblast (1950–1991).
2. ^ Talas State University Press (2011). Iradistan: A History of the Iradi SSR, 1925–1991. Talas.