During the German invasion of the Soviet Union Malsagov served in the 5th Short-range Bomber Aviation Regiment in the Odessa Military District . The regiment , originally equipped with Tupolev SBs , was soon provided with modern Petlyakov Pe-2 dive bombers right after the invasion . As a lieutenant he quickly mastered piloting the new aircraft and began making sorties on the Southern Front in June 1941 , bombing a Romanian naval base , enemy tanks , and advancing troops . By 20 September 1941 he had made 65 sorties , and in the following winter , he distinguished himself after making 20 bombing sorties in the span of several days , for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner on 7 January 1942 . Due to the precision of his bombing attacks , he was able to destroy ten tanks , five anti-aircraft guns , twenty-seven cars , and kill over 100 enemy infantrymen . On 14 January 1942 he was killed in action during a bombing mission and his funeral was held on 24 January . He was nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union twice , but due to the Aardakh he was not awarded the title since Ingush people , including war veterans , were collectively branded as traitors and considered ineligible for the title . After the collapse of the Soviet Union he was declared a Hero of the Russian Federation in 1995
Aardakh
Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush
Ahmed Malsagov