2 0 0 5 ), ▁who ▁lived ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁An atol y ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁was ▁a ▁Soviet ▁Army ▁officer ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 th ▁Gu ards ▁R if le ▁Regiment ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁after ▁being ▁nominated ▁twice ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁years ▁but ▁rejected ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁Crime an ▁T atar ▁national ity . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ab il ov ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁a ▁Crime an ▁T atar ▁pe asant ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁D zh ad ra - She ikh - E li ▁on ▁the ▁Crime an ▁pen ins ula , ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁seven ▁gr ades ▁of ▁school ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁met all ur gy ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁tra ctor ▁driver ▁on ▁a ▁state - owned ▁farm ▁until ▁entering ▁the ▁Red ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁completed ▁inf antry ▁school ▁in ▁T bil isi , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁party . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Ab il ov ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁lines ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁while ▁holding ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain ▁as ▁the ▁deput y ▁commander ▁of ▁a ▁rif le ▁batt alion , ▁immediately ▁after ▁the