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Mahammad Khalilov (1920-1997) - participant of the Second World War, member of the Italian Resistance Movement. He was awarded hero of Italy.

Life and activities
Mahammad Khalilov was born on January 12, 1920 in Javad village of Sabirabad region. After graduating from high school in 1938, he was engaged in labor activity..

In the breaking of World War II, he went to war, graduated from military school and was promoted to lieutenant. He performed his first mission in the 4th Battalion of the 4th Regiment in Kharkov, Poltava region, Ukraine. He was the commander of machine gunners in the 4th platoon of the first troop. Mammad Khalilov, who served on the Ukrainian front, was seriously wounded and taken prisoner by the Germans, and was sent first to Germany and then to Italy as a member of the echelon of prisoners of war. Taking advantage of the situation near the city of Piacenza, M. Khalilov escaped from captivity and joined the Second Brigade, commanded by M. Busconti in the First Partisan Division. M.Khalilov together with the fighters of this division took an active part in a number of actions against Hitler's supporters, therefore, he was awarded the "Patriotic Certificate" No. 123811, signed by Marshal Alexander, Commander of the Allied Forces in the Central Mediterranean. At that time, the Italian newspaper Unita wrote: A Turkish Mohammad from Baku blew up another cinema and blew up a heavily guarded bridge. After a while, he was elected a member of the Italian Communist Party. Palmirro Tolyatti personally guarantees him. At this time, he was already the chief of staff of the famous partisan and partisan group nicknamed "Luciano".

In one of the nooks of the Sabirabad Museum of History and Ethnography, documents reflecting the battle path of Mahammad Khalilov are presented. There are documents displaying that the soldier was in a prison camp and took part in operations against the enemy in the division of the Italian Resistance Movement.

Mahammad Khalilov, known as partisan Luciano, was awarded the title of National Hero of Italy.

There is a documentary dedicated to him. This documentary describes Mahammad Agash oglu Khalilov's life and years, the partisan nicknamed Luciano, the Italian National Hero, the "Hero of the Italian Resistance Movement" who received a "Certificate of Patriotism" for his bravery in battles, the honorary citizen of Ukraine and Italy, the lifelong People's Deputy of Grebenka.

Death
Mahammad Khalilov, who was a teacher for many years, died on August 5, 1997.

Awards

 * The Hero of Italy
 * Honorary citizen of Ukraine and Italy

Literature samples dedicated to him

 * 1) Ruhulla Zahidov: "Talelər qovuşan yerdə"

Source

 * "Muğan-Şirvan" newspaper, December 14, 2006.