Khanpasha Nuradilov
Khanpasha Nuradilov | |
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| Native name | |
| Born | 6 July 1922[a] Yaryksu-Aukh village, Khasav-Yurt District, Dagestan, Mountain Republic |
| Died | 12 September 1942 (aged 18) Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1940 – 1942 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 34th Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Khanpasha Nuradilovich Nuradilov (Russian: Ханпаша Нурадилович Нурадилов, Chechen: Хампаша Нурадилан-кIант Нурадилов; 6 July 1924 – 12 September 1942) was a Soviet machine gunner in the Red Army between 1940-1942. He is credited with killing an estimated 920 enemy soldiers with his PM M1910 machine gun, also captured 18 Nazi German soldiers alive and 9 latest german machine guns. That makes him the highest-scoring machine gunner of all time in the battle. His last battle was the defense of Stalingrad. His body was never found and people concluded that he had been killed (most likely bombed) by German bombers. [1] He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union[2] for his last stand in the Battle of Stalingrad.[3]
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Footnotes[]
- ^ Nuradilov told Red Army recruiters that he was born in 1922, not 1924, after being repeatedly rejected for service because of his age.
References[]
- ^ "Памятник самому результативному пулеметчику Второй мировой откроют в Грозном 9 Мая". ТАСС. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР «О присвоении звания Героя Советского Союза начальствующему и рядовому составу Красной Армии» от 17 апреля 1943 года // Ведомости Верховного Совета Союза Советских Социалистических Республик : газета. — 1943. — 23 апреля (№ 16 (222)). — С. 1
- ^ Vorobyov, Valery. "Нурадилов Ханпаша Нурадилович". warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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