Career
In 1939 Mamedov voluntarily joined the Red Army. In 1941 he was sent to study in the Younger Commanders School. After successfully finishing a six-month course, he received the rank of Senior Sergeant and led some military operations on the North-West Front.
After the artillery preparation the Germans commenced a new attack, assuming that the Soviet forces were weakened.
Understanding their strategy, Mamedov ordered his troops to hold fire, allowing the enemy to get within 10–15 meters. After three German assaults, he launched a counter-attack with bayonets.
The Germans lost over 300 soldiers and retreated. Mamedov personally killed approximately 70 enemy troops, including three officers.
A street in Ganja was named after Mamedov, and a museum and monument were built in the same place.