Uzeir Abduramanovich Abduramanov ( , ; 25 March 1916 – 17 January 1991 ) was a sapper in the Red Army during the German-Soviet War . After securing the safe transfer of troops across the Sozh river under heavy enemy fire and through icy water , he was declared a Hero of the Soviet Union on 15 January 1944 . Despite having served in the Red Army throughout the entire war and achieving recognition for his bravery , he was still deported to Uzbekistan in 1945 because of his Crimean Tatar ethnicity . His entire family had also suffered exile in the deportation of 1944
deportation of 1944
Deportation of the Crimean Tatars
Uzeir Abduramanov