Khanpasha Nuradilov

Khanpasha Nuradilov
Khanpasha Nuradilov
Native name	Chechen: Хампаша Нурадилан-кIант Нурадилов; Russian: Ханпаша Нурадилович Нурадилов
Born	6 July 1920; Yaryksu-Aukh village, Khasav-Yurt District, Dagestan, Mountain Republic
Died	12 September 1942 (aged 22); Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	USSR
Branch	Red Army
Service years	1940 – 1942
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	34th Cavalry Regiment
Conflicts	World War II Battle of Stalingrad †; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Khanpasha Nuradilovich Nuradilov (Russian: Ханпаша Нурадилович Нурадилов, Chechen: Хампаша Нурадилан-кIант Нурадилов; 6 July 1920 – 12 September 1942) was a Soviet machine gunner in the Red Army between 1940 and 1942. He is credited with killing an estimated 920 enemy soldiers and capturing 18 soldiers and 7 machine guns. He disappeared in the battle of Stalingrad (1942).

Awards

1944 Soviet postage stamp featuring Nuradilov

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