Today at the 69th anniversary of the victory over fascism, President Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath at the monument to the twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Major-General, Hazi Aslanov, in the Park near the Alley of Martyrs.He congratulated the attendees at the ceremony, veterans of the Second World War.
President Ilham Aliyev signed on April 30, three orders, according to which increased presidential pension participants of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 and awarded various medals to disabled, war veterans and persons equated to them. They will be provided with cars and paid one-time financial assistance.
9th May is celebrated as the 69th anniversary of the victory over fascism. According to the presidential decree from May 1, the monthly pension amount of AR President for war veterans , persons working in enterprises, institutions and organizations of Leningrad during the siege of the city and awarded a medal "For the Defense of Leningrad " badge " resident of besieged Leningrad " (for except for war invalids ) is 100 manat. Presidential pension increased by 45 manat.
WWII veterans will be given one-time financial assistance in the amount of 700 manats. It is 200 manat more than in 2013. Widows of the fighters who lost their lives in war or later, persons awarded orders and medals for their selfless work in the rear at the time , employees of special units performing missions in the interests of the army and navy in the rear of the fighting fronts or in the operational areas of the fleets fought in World War II , persons awarded the appropriate medal and badge for the defense of Leningrad during the Great Patriotic War , as well as participants in the siege of Leningrad will be paid 300 manats. In order to fulfill this order, from the Reserve Fund of the President as provided in the state budget for 2014 7.6 million manat has been allocated.
This year, all the disabled war veterans and persons equated to them that stood in a queue to receive personal transport until 2014 will get cars. To do this, 3.5 million manat has been allotted. Last year, a similar order was signed on ensuring cars to the disabled of the Karabakh war.
As of January 1, 2014, in Azerbaijan remained 10,030 World War II veterans, including 1900 that fought on the frontlines. Of World War II veterans who fought in the country 409 are disabled group I, 475 - disabled group II, and the rest - disabled group III.
Rear workers in Azerbaijan are 8,130 people respectively. In Baku live 505 disabled of the war of 1941-1945. Azerbaijan is home to 15,500 widows of war veterans.
According to the national council of veterans, for 1 January, 2013 in Azerbaijan there are 1960 live war veterans, about 5,000 widows of war veterans, and about 20,000 veterans of the home front.
Despite May 9 is not a working day , there holiday atmosphere of the Victory Day is not felt. All the resources of the state are used to celebrate the May 10, the 90-th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev and with the flower festival timed to this day.
Each fifth Azerbaijani resident fought in the Second World War from 1941 to 1945. 681,000 people with over 100,000 of them women went to the front. In 1941 the population of Azerbaijan was 3.4 million people. 250,000 people of various nationalities from Azerbaijan were killed on the front.
More than 400,000 soldiers and officers have been decorated with medals and orders, 14 people were awarded with the Glory Order and 123 became the Soviet Union's Heroes. Forty-four of those heroes are Azerbaijanis.
During the war Azerbaijan was the main supplier of oil and oil products (over 70% of the total volume produced in the USSR then). Baku produced more than 130 types of arms and ammunitions. Women constituted about 70% of the workers at the enterprises and on the farms.
Overall 87 battalions, 1,123 self-defense detachments and national infantry divisions No 77, 223, 396, 402 and 416 were created in Azerbaijan. They fought in the Caucasian mountains, the Baltic, Eastern Europe and Berlin.
Sergeant Israfil Mammadov, assistant commander of Infantry Detachment No 42, was the first Azerbaijani, who was conferred the rank of Hero. Major-General Hazi Aslanov, commander of Tank Brigade No 35, was conferred the Hero rank twice.
People contributed to the Defense Fund 15 kg of gold, 952 kg of silver and 320 million rubles of their personal savings. Over 1.6 million units of the required goods and 125 cars with warm clothes were sent to the front. Till summer 1942 Baku's enterprises gathered and sent 2 carriages of black caviar, 40 tons of dried fruits, 12 cars of tomato puree and juice, liver extract, hematogen (a kind of sweet chocolate-like blood-forming medicine), gelatin and other food products as well as medicines and bandaging materials only to Leningrad.
Overall 440,000 people wounded on the front were treated in Azerbaijan's hospitals.
The Azerbaijani WW II veterans are united in the Azerbaijan Republic's Council of WW II Veterans.
Azerbaijanis also fought on the German side for the sake of creation of an independent state. During the war political emigrants established the Azerbaijan National Committee, which was supposed to lead the country after the seizure of the Caucasus by the Germans. The Caucasian-Muslim legion was created in 1941 and was renamed into Azerbaijani in 1942.
Five battalions with about 4,500 Azerbaijani soldiers fought on the Caucasian front. For instance, many soldiers of Brave Battalion No 804 were awarded with medals for various services. The Bergman and Donmek battalions were also distinguished.
The Turkic infantry division was created within the Azerbaijani regiment in summer 1943. In 1944 the Azerbaijani legion was reformed into the united headquarters of the Azerbaijan Liberation Army.
Overall 38,000 Azerbaijani soldiers and officers fought on the German side.
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