Khanpasha Nuradilov
Khanpasha Nuradilovich Nuradilov (Chechen: Хампаша Нурадилан-кIант Нурадилов, Russian: Ханпаша Нурадилович Нурадилов; 6 July 1924 – 12 September 1942) was a Chechen machine gunner of the Red Army. between 1941-1942. he 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 making him the highest-scoring machine gunner of all time in world war and any conflict history. his last battle was the defense of Stalingrad. His body was never found and people concluded that he had been killed (bombed) by German bombers. [1] He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his last stand in the Battle of Stalingrad.[2]
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| Native name | |
| Born | 6 July 1922[lower-alpha 1] Yaryksu-Aukh village, Khasav-Yurt District, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR |
| 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 |
Footnotes
1944 Soviet postage stamp featuring Nuradilov.
- 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.
- Vorobyov, Valery. "Нурадилов Ханпаша Нурадилович". warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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