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Veli bek Jedigar

1898 – 1971

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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 Re