Osman Kasaev

Osman Musayevich Kasayev
Poster card featuring Osman Kasayev
Native name	Осман Мусаевич Касаев
Born	11 October 1916 Khurzuk aul, Karachayevsky District, Russian Empire
Died	18 February 1944 Byerazino District, Byelorussian SSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Red Army
Years of service	1937–1944
Rank	Major
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Eastern Front †
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Osman Musayevich Kasayev (Russian: Осман Мусаевич Касаев; 11 October 1916 – 18 February 1944) was a Karachay Major in the Soviet Army during World War II who commanded a partisan detachment after his artillery division was defeated by the Germans during Operation Barbarossa. His detachment eventually became the 121st Partisan Regiment, and under his command the unit was credited with resulting the deaths of over 1,000 German soldiers before he died of injuries from an airstrike in 1944. In 1965, on the 20th anniversary of the end of the war, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.