were all named in his honour. Amet-khan was the main protagonist in the 2013 Crimean-Tatar movie Haytarma. On October 26, 2020, a monument Amet-Khan Sultan was unveiled in the center of Aqmescit (Simferopol). Detatarization of Amet-khan Sultan's memory Despite Amet-khan Sultan's iconic status as a Crimean Tatar hero, his participation in the Crimean Tatar rights movement, and the fact that he officially listed himself as Tatar and not Lak or Dagestani in all official documents, there have been many attempts to posthumously label him as a Dagestani and de-legitimize his Crimean Tatar identity as part of a systematic campaign of detatarization of Crimea. Obituaries to him described him as a "courageous son of the Dagestani people", even though he had never claimed to be Dagestani during his life but openly identified as Crimean Tatar. During his life he was frequently told to change the nationality listing on his passport, but despite constant pressure from Chekists and colleagues he refused to dissociate himself from his Crimean origin, proudly saying "I am a son of the Crimean Tatar people!" when asked about his national identity. In 2016 the Republic of Dagestan created the "Medal of Amet-khan Sultan"; the Uytash Airport in Dagestan is named in his honor, despite repeated petitions from Crimean Tatar organizations to the Russian government that Simferopol Airport be named after him instead. Amet-khan was not born or raised in Dagestan and he did not speak any of the languages of Dagestan. Awards and honors Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (24 August 1943 and 29 June 1945) Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR (23 September 1961) Stalin Prize 2nd Class (3 February 1953) Three Orders of Lenin (23 October 1942, 14 February 1943, 24 August 1943) Four Orders of the Red Banner (31 July 1942, 13 October 1943, 20 April 1945, 3 February 1953) Order of Alexander Nevsky (13 October 1943) Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (20 January 1945) Order of the Red Star (5 November 1941) Order of the Badge of Honour (31 July 1961) campaign and jubilee medals List of aerial victories A vast majority of aviation historians credit Amet-khan Sultan with 30 personal kills and 19 shared victories. See also List of World War II aces from the Soviet Union List of twice Heroes of the Soviet Union List of Crimean Tatars References Bibliography 1920 births 1971 deaths Aviators killed in aviation accidents