 Complete the following phrase:  He graduated from Nikolaev Military Academy of Chiefs of Staff of the Russian Empire on March 4, 1918. After establishment of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Colonel Salimov returned to Azerbaijan and was appointed Chief of Documentation Department of Azerbaijani Army. In mid 1918, Salimovs professionalism was noticed by General Nuru Pasha of Army of Islam, who appointed him Chief of Staff of the Azerbaijani corps. Salimov was subsequently charged with leading the Azerbaijani units towards Baku along the Ganja-Baku Railway. Having liberated terminals at Nəvai, Atbulaq and Ələt by August 1, 1918, he marched towards Baku. For his service in the 