Khanpasha Nuradilov

Khanpasha Nuradilov
Khanpasha Nuradilov
	Khanpasha Nuradilov
Born	6 July 1922; Minai-Yugai, Khasav-Yurt district of Dagestan, Soviet Union
Died	12 September 1942 (aged 20); Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Stalingrad;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of the Red Star; Order of the Red Banner;

Khanpasha Nuradilov (6 July 1922 – 12 September 1942), born in Minai-Yugai village of the Khasav-Yurt district of Dagestan, was a Chechen machine gunner who fought in World War II on the Soviet side.

Nuradilov was credited with over 920 confirmed kills, taking 12 prisoners, and capturing nine machine guns. He was killed near Stalingrad in 1942 and received the orders of the Red Star and Red Banner. In April 1943, he was posthumously made a Hero of the Soviet Union.^[1]^[2]

References

^ RIAN news. "DEFENSE OF THE MOTHERLAND IS EVERY MUSLIM'S DUTY".
^ Chechnya Free. "Khanpasha Nuradilov".

[1] RIAN news. "DEFENSE OF THE MOTHERLAND IS EVERY MUSLIM'S DUTY".

[2] Chechnya Free. "Khanpasha Nuradilov".

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