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here (to Guba) with the Punitive Squad to avenge you for the death

of the Armenians that had been killed here two weeks ago. I am not

here to restore the law and order of to establish the Soviet rule. What I

am here for is to exterminate all Muslims from the Caspian Sea all the

way to Mount Shahdagh in the Caucasus and to level your dwellings

as it was done in Shemakha

for all our Armenians murdered by you

and Turks, however I spared you”.

Besides Amazasp, his aide Nicolay and Commissar Veluntz, the

squad included the following Guba residents actively involved in the

violence against the town’s civilian population: Arytyun Ayrapetov, bar-

ber Javad Arutyunov, Avakov, another Avakov, son of the fish farmer,

students Amirjanovs, nephews of merchant Mirza Amirjanov, another

active participant of the events, a dukan (tavern) owner Melikov, Var-

tan, son of Grigory, a household owner in Guba, Arutyun, Mirzajan-

yan’s grandson, Arutyun, the mill owner, Vartan Avakov, Arutyun son

of Baba, Alexander Mukasyantz, Tatevos son of Yagub, Babajan with

his son, and Arutyun son of Karapet with his two sons and a nephew.

All the persons named above were identified by the following Guba

residents affected by the events: the head of municipality Alibeyov,

Hajji Ismayil Orujev, Hajji Hidayat Mussayev, Meshadi Ibad Baghirov,

Mammadmussa Mammadali oghlu, Kerbalai Abuzar Mastan oghlu,

Meshadi Husseyngulu Baghirov, Meshadi Hamdulla Aliyev, Shukur

Turab oghlu, Meshadi Mullah Youssuf Nasariya Khan, Hajji Ahmadali

Murad oghlu, and Mullah Hajjibaba Akhundzadeh.

Besides the victims named above, the summary of these facts

was confirmed by the following Guba residents affected by the events:

Mammadali Kerbalai Irzagulu oghlu, Meshadi Husseyngulu Sultanov,

Meshadi Soltan, Askarov, Meshadi Hajjiagha Kerbelai Ahmad oghlu,

Durna Meshadi Talyb gyzy (daughter of Meshadi Talyb), Kerbalai Pa-

sha Turab oghlu, Ismayil Kerbelai Mammadtaghy oghlu, Zahra Youssuf

gyzy, Mullah Shykhusseyn Akhundzadeh, the elder of Davachi Com-

munity Shaban Sharkar oglu, the elder of Saadan Community Dadash

Mussa oghlu, the elder of Alykhanly Community, Najimaddin Ismayil

oghlu, the elder of Tugay Community Husseynalibey Husseynbey

oglu, the elder of Siyazan Community Balaali Zulfugar oglu, the elder

of Boyat Community Dilal Meshadi Mammadbaghyr oghly, the elder

of Jey Community Israfil Mammad oghlu, the parish mullah Sayfaddin

Hidayat oghlu, the elder of Garagurtlu Community Sheyda Shykhali

Correspondence of the Ad Hoc Investigation Commission. Records of the Investigation and

Judiciary Agencies of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan and

the Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerbaijan