Background
Selim Aitkulov was born on 10 January 1913 in Muhorsky village in the Ural Oblast in a Tatar peasant family.
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Selim Aitkulov
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He graduated nine classes in 1930 and worked at a factory in Uralsk.
Career
After the war, Aitkulov was the head of the Uralsk Regional Consumer Union"s Organization Department. In July 1941, Aitkulov was drafted into the Red Army and fought in combat from September. He fought in the Battle of Kharkov in May 1942.
In 1943, he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
In July, Aitkulov fought in the Battle of Kursk. At the end of September, Aitkulov was an Efreitor in the 231st Guards Rifle Regiment of the 75th Guards Rifle Division.
During the Battle of the Dnieper, he reportedly crossed the Dnieper multiple times on reconnaissance patrols, allegedly discovering intelligence. On 29 September, during fighting in Yasnogorodka village in Vyshhorod Raion, he reportedly took command after his platoon commander was wounded.
Allegedly, the platoon repulsed nine German counterattacks.
Aitkulov reportedly continued to lead the platoon and repulsed three counterattacks on 5 October. Allegedly, he was severely wounded but stayed in combat and killed four German soldiers with two grenades. After recovering from his wounds, Aitkulov was sent to the Odessa Infantry School and was promoted to junior lieutenant upon graduation.
He went back to combat and fought in battles in Poland and Czechoslovakia.
After the end of, Aitkulov returned to Uralsk and worked as the head of the organization department of the regional consumers" union. He died on 24 April 1975 and is buried in Uralsk.
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Political Party
Communist Party