Dilgam ismailov

“Great Turkistan”. Azerbaijan also should include inside this 
government. Even Hitler March in 1941 after occupation of 
Baku production of oil, processing and transportation was 
given Germany's Continental oil companies. Hitler's plan to 
attack the Caucasus was called Edelweiss. Edelweiss- means 
type of perennial flowers. According to this plan on 25 
September in 1942 were occupied the city Baku. USA and 
British governments as well as the special interest in the 
Caucasus. They wanted to have access to the Caucasus, 
particularly Azerbaijan. For this purpose the plan was drawn up 
‘’Velvet”, Soviet troops withdrawn from the Caucasus the 
conduct of Stalingrad, planned deployment military forces UK 
and USA. Velvet-is translated as profits. About Soviet 
Azerbaijan USSR’s had a special plan. According to this plan 
population of Azerbaijan if necessary was moved to forcibly 
Central Asia and Kazakhstan. As well as other peoples com-
bined in USSR Azerbaijani people also fought against fascism. 
In 1941 Azerbaijan was created 402, 223, in 1942 416, 
and 271 national shooter divisions. Defense of Crimea 77 
division which lost many of the warriors in 1942 May again 
was formed in Republic. In generally during war from 
Azerbaijan approximately 750 thousand people attended at the 
war. The first news about bravery of Azerbaijanis came from 
Brest tower. There were 44 Azerbaijanis, who took part in the 

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defense of the castle. In 1941 December around Novgorod in 
the battle for the village of Pustinka a junior lieutenant Israfil 
Mammadov demonstrated great bravery and among Azer-
baijanis’ the first time was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union