Khanpasha Nuradilov

Khanpasha Nuradilov, born in Minai-Yugai village of the Khasav-Yurt district of Chechnya, was a Chechen machine gunner who fought in World War II on the Soviet side.

Nuradilov was credited by the Soviet propaganda 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. [cite web |url=http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20050505/39887224.html |title=DEFENSE OF THE MOTHERLAND IS EVERY MUSLIM'S DUTY |author=Russian state owned RIAN news] [cite web |url=http://www.chechnyafree.ru/index.php?lng=eng&section=fwareng&row=11 |title=Khanpasha Nuradilov |author=Chechnya Free]

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