Khanpasha Nuradilov
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Khanpasha Nuradilov born in Minai-Yugai village of the Khasav-Yurt district of Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...

, was a Chechen
Chechen people
Chechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Noxçi . Also known as Sadiks , Gargareans, Malkhs...

 machine gun
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ner who fought in World War II
World War II
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 on the Soviet
Soviet Union
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 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
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 and Red Banner
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. In April 1943, he was posthumously made a Hero of the Soviet Union
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