Movldi Umarov
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Novye Atagi, Mountain Republic
Skugorevo, Smolensk oblast, USSR
Soviet UnionMovldi Abdul-Vakhabovich Umarov | |
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| Native name | Мовлди Абдул-Вахабович Умаров |
| Born | 29 January 1921 Novye Atagi, Mountain Republic |
| Died | 11 January 1943 (aged 21) Skugorevo, Smolensk oblast, USSR |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1939 – 1943 |
| Rank | Senior lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation Order of the Red Banner |
Movldi Abdul-Vakhabovich Umarov (Russian: Мовлди Абдул-Вахабович Умаров; 29 January 1921 – 11 January 1943) was a Chechen lieutenant in the Red Army during World War II who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 1996.
Umarov was born on 29 January 1921 to a Chechen peasant family in Novye Atagi. After attending a rural school he went on to study at a trade school in Grozny before entering the Sernovodsky Pedagogical College, which he graduated from in 1939. In November that year he was drafted into the Red Army, and was initially assigned to a rifle regiment in Arkhangelsk. He first saw combat during the Winter War with Finland, during which he realized he wanted to become an officer. For his courage in the war he was allowed to enter the S.M.Kirov Leningrad Infantry Command School.[1]