Baku celebrates 72nd anniversary of Great Victory

Baku celebrates 72nd anniversary of Great Victory

A solemn ceremony has been held in Baku to mark the 72nd anniversary of victory over fascism. 

Azerbaijani President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev and First Lady, First Vice-President of the republic Mehriban Aliyeva attended the ceremony.

President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva met with war veterans and congratulated them on Victory Day and posed for pictures, the press service of the Azerbaijani President said.

The Azerbaijani president and the first lady met with family members of twice Hero of the Soviet Union Hazi Aslanov, and congratulated them on Victory Day.

Then President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath at the statue of Hazi Aslanov.

A guard of honor passed in front of the Commander-in-Chief under the accompaniment of a military march.

About 700,000 Azerbaijani soldiers were sent to the front between 1941 and 1945. 128 Azerbaijanis earned the name of "Hero of the Soviet Union", 300 more deserved the 'Order of Honor'. Azerbaijani oilmen produced 80% of fuel of the whole country during the wartime. 

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