Teyfuq Abdul

Teyfuq Amitovich Abdul (, ; 18 March 1945) was a Crimean Tatar Hero of the Soviet Union who served as the commander of the 2nd battalion of the 175th Guards Rifle Regiment during the World War II. He was drafted into the Red Army in November, 1939 after graduating from the M.V. Frunze Crimean Pedagogical Institute and working as a school teacher. He trained at the Orel Infantry School before being deployed as a junior lieutenant with the 412th Rifle Regiment following the German invasion of the Soviet Union.

He fought on multiple fronts, was wounded several times, and rose to the position of battalion commander by late 1941. In 1942, he completed a sharpshooting course and joined the Communist Party. In September 1943, as captain and commander of the 2nd Rifle Battalion of the 175th Guards Rifle Regiment, he led a successful crossing of the Dnieper River, capturing and holding a strategic bridgehead that allowed for the transfer of the main regiment forces.

For this action, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in December 1943. In 1944, he was appointed deputy commander of the 178th Guards Rifle Regiment and participated in several major Soviet offensives.