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He married Wanda Eminowicz (1905-1954) in 1938, with whom he had a daughter, Zuleikha Jedigar-Kalinowska (born 1942).

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Sources Andrzej Krzysztof Kunert: Słownik biograficzny konspiracji warszawskiej 1939–1945 T.1. Warszawa: Instytut Wydawniczy PAX, 1987

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Veli bey Yadigar (Azerbaijani: Vəli bəy Yadigar; Polish: Veli bek Jedigar; Russian: Вели-бек Едигар; 31 October 1897 – 13 December 1971), also known as Veli bey Yadigarov (Azerbaijani: Vəli bəy Yadigarov; Polish: Veli bek Jedigaroff; Russian: Вели-бек Едигаров), was a soldier of the Imperial Russian Army and officer of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Polish Army in the Second Polish Republic and the Home Army. He served in different armed forces from 1916 until 1946, fighting in both World War I and World War II. In the interbellum Poland, he was promoted to commandant of the 7th Lublin Uhlan Regiment.

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Awards France - Croix de Guerre Russian Empire - Order of St. George (2nd, 3rd and 4th degrees) Azerbaijan Democratic Republic - "For Bravery" Poland - Gold Cross of Merit, Cross of Valour, Cross of the Home Army Ottoman Empire - War Medal, Order of the Medjidie 5th class with sword

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Background He was born on 31 October [O.S. 18 October] 1897 in the real estate of Tekali, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire, (now Georgia) in a noble Azerbaijani family of Yadigarovs. His father, Sadig bey Yadigarov was a landowner, his mother was Georgian princess Olga Rusieva-Korchibasheva. He had an elder brother Archil (b. 1889), who were apparently baptized as Orthodox.

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He attended a private gymnasium in Tiflis, graduating on 20 May [O.S. 7 May] 1914. After graduation, he briefly studied at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, but changed his mind and joined Tiflis Cadet Corps, in 1916. Soon afterwards, together with Dagestan Cavalry Regiment, Jedigar was transported to the Eastern Front, to fight in the Brusilov Offensive. After its failure, Veli bey Yadigarov returned to Kiev, entering Kiev Artillery School in 1917. He was junker same year and later in view of the Bolshevik unrest and the Ukrainization (as well as of military units) of Kyiv, temporarily seconded to the regiment in Temir-Khan-Shura. Later that year he was seconded to the headquarters of the Caucasian Separate Muslim Corps and transferred to the 4th Cavalry Borchaly Regiment of Tatar Cavalry Regiment. He served in Caucasian Muslim Army as a senior officer in 1918. Later after establishment of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, he went to serve in the army of the newly-formed nation on 5 April 1919. The military leadership sent him to Karabakh to the 3rd Sheki Cavalry Regiment (based in Ganja) with him as a platoon commander. In 1919-1920, he was the commander of the machine-gun team of the 3rd Sheki Cavalry Regiment.…Citește mai mult

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In October 1924, Veli Bek Jedigar completed cavalry training for officers, at the Cavalry Training Center in Grudziądz, and in January 1925, he was sent to the 10th Mounted Rifles Regiment, stationed in Łańcut. His skills were appreciated by the military authorities, and the Azerbaijani soldier was quickly promoted. Furthermore, he was a protege of General Janusz Głuchowski, deputy minister of military affairs and commandant of the 7th Lublin Uhlan Regiment. In June 1930, Veli Bek Jedigar completed the battalion commandant course at the Training Center in Rembertów. In 1932, he completed with distinction the Higher War School in Warsaw, and as a qualified officer, was sent to Baranowicze Cavalry Brigade. In 1934, he was promoted to major, and in 1936, was appointed commandant of the 7th Lublin Uhlan Regiment, stationed in Mińsk Mazowiecki. In the 1930s, Veli Bek Jedigar became acquainted with several high-ranking officers of the Polish Army. As a result, he was supportive of the policies of the Sanacja regime (see also Piłsudski's colonels). Following personal request of Józef Piłsudski, he was an interpreter of a Turkish mission to Poland. After Piłsudski's death, he was selected as one of the soldiers to stand guard over the open…Citește mai mult

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Works Outline of the military history of the Tatar Cavalry Regiment named after Colonel Mustafa Akhmatowicz (Polish: Zarys historii wojennej Tatarskiego Pułku Ułanów imienia pułkownika Mustafy Achmatowicza), Warsaw, 1933. Crimea in 1860 (Polish: Krym w 1860 roku) in Głos z Minarettu, 1949.