Dilgam ismailov

on 18 January 1915. 
İn battles Ottoman Empire, have 
grievous losses. Russian troops and the ball were more than 2 
times. The majority of manpower and military tecnnical 
Russians won a victory. After this victory Russian troops 
occupied Tabriz and Ottoman forces pushed out from South 
Azerbaijan. As is known, Muslims living in the Russian 
Empire were not called to the army. Turkish living in Russia 
deliberately were deprived the use of weapons and battle 
memories. Government was concerned about turks, who served 
in the tsar army. Russian chauvinist (nationalistic) generals 
afraid that, turks could use weapon not to enemy, but against 
russians. During the World War I armenians who lived in the 
territory of Ottoman Empire to become the support of Russian 
army, there organize Armenian groups of volunteers had to 
defend Russian soldiers. Dashnaks who hopes to establish an 
Armenian state, helped to organize Armenian armed troops.
From Azerbaijan to the Russian army were accepted only 
those who belonged to the “Higher Muslim grade”. After the 
graduation of military school they were accepted to the army 
ranks and continued military service. During world War I years 
in the Russian army rankings served more than 200 Azerbaijani 
officers. Most of them were awarded with orders and medals 
for their heroism. Teymur Novruzov was awarded with the 
“Saint George medal’s fourth grade”. One of them who 
awarded by Saint George medal was a pilot Farrukh aga 
Gayibov. He participated on the weather battles with his 

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plane. September in 1916 above the Vilnius sky Gayibov des-
troyed enemy’s plane. But he died at the battle with heroically. 
He was awarded with a saint Georgi medal for his heroism.
During World War I years among our generals were