Israfil Maharram oglu Mamedov (or Mammadov, Azerbaijani: İsrafil Məhərrəm oğlu Məmmədov, Azeri Cyrillic: Исрафил Məhəррəм oғлу Мəммəдов, Russian: Исрафил Магеррам оглы Мамедов; 30 May 1919 – 5 May 1946) was an Azerbaijani Red Army lieutenant and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
He was the assistant commander of a platoon of the Soviet 42nd Rifle Regiment during World War II.
He led 20 soldiers in defending the command post and communication line near Pustynka settlement in the Novgorod Oblast.
Understanding their strategy, Mammadov ordered his troops to hold fire, allowing the enemy to get within 10–15 meters.
For his actions, Mammadov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin on 11 December 1941[2] from Pavel Kurochkin.