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As a participant in large-scale military operations since the early twentieth century, General Aliaga Shikhlinsky has written brilliant pages in military history with his bravery on the battlefield and his innovations in artillery theory. He played an exceptional role in the organization of national troops, the establishment of an independent army while establishing important state institutions of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and in subsequent periods, remaining true to his military oath, contributed to the formation of the country's armed forces.

On the occasion of the 155th anniversary of Lieutenant General Aliaga Shikhlinsky, who had invaluable services in front of the Azerbaijani people, a virtual exhibition (http://anl.az/el/vsb/Eliaga_Shixlinski/index.html) was presented by the staff of the National Library. This virtual exhibition features photos, books, articles and other documents about the life and work of the General.

Aliaga Shikhlinsky, who served in the regular army for more than fifty years, had always been among the first. He witnessed five wars and was a participant in the fourth: He fought in the Chinese military campaign in 1900-1901, in Port Arthur in 1904-1905, in the World War in 1914, and in 1918-1920 against the Armenian Dashnaks for the integrity of our lands. During the Great Patriotic War, the general did not stop his activity. He is the author of the first and only military memoir in the military history of Azerbaijan.

He is the only Azerbaijani to be awarded the French Legion of Honor for generals and the Legion Cross for officers for the first time.