Brief biographical information about the hero of the Soviet Union, Nuradilov Khanpasha Nuradilovich. Khanpasha Nuradilov: biography and military path

On May 9, 2018, a monument to the Hero of the Soviet Union, a native of the Caucasus, Khanpasha Nuradilov, was unveiled in Grozny.

Remembering the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, we must not forget that among the Soviet citizens who stood up to defend the Motherland there were representatives of various nationalities. Millions of people defended the freedom and future of our country at the cost of their lives: Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Tatars, Uzbeks...

Among the heroes there were also many natives of the Caucasus. One of them, the young machine gunner Khanpasha Nuradilov, became famous throughout the country during his lifetime. In just over a year in the war, at the age of 18, he managed to destroy more than 920 fascists, took 12 Germans prisoner, and captured seven enemy machine guns. And, of course, only a true master of military affairs could have such a solid track record at such a young age! Therefore, young Nuradilov actually accomplished two feats at once - a feat of self-sacrifice and a feat of military valor.

Khanpasha died on September 12, 1942, during battles near the city of Serafimovich, Stalingrad (now Volgograd) region. That day, a fierce battle broke out there - our troops were attacked by German tanks.

In that battle, Nuradilov was already the commander of a machine gun platoon. Having been seriously wounded, the hero did not leave the battlefield, destroying 250 Germans and two machine guns. He died from his wounds on the way to the medical battalion and was buried in the square in the center of the village of Bukanovskaya, Kumylzhensky district, Volgograd region.

Khanpasha's parents were Chechens, but he was born in the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, in the small village of Yaryksu-Aukh. Thanks to this, both in Dagestan and Chechnya, Khanpasha Nuradilov is still considered a national hero.

On May 9, Victory Day, by decision of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, with the participation of the Ministry of Culture of the Chechen Republic and (RVIO), a monument to the brave machine gunner is unveiled in the center of Grozny. As the mayor of Grozny, Muslim Khuchiev, said, the sculpture was installed in the park at the intersection of Akhmat Kadyrov Avenue and st. Victor Kan-Kalik (Subbotnikov). The area around the monument will be landscaped and landscaped, and it is also planned to reconstruct two fountains nearby.

Deputy Minister of Culture of the Chechen Republic Mamed Madayev told the Istoriya.RF portal about how the decision was made to create this memorial and what role the veterans played in this.

"An unprecedented feat"

Mamed Supyanovich, many institutions, streets and enterprises bear the name of Nuradilov both in Chechnya and Dagestan, but will a full-fledged monument be erected for the first time?

This is truly the first full-scale large monument to Khanpasha Nuradilov in Chechnya. This is the first time such a large figure of [Nuradilov] will be installed in the city center. Before this there was another small monument, but it fell into disrepair.

- How was the decision made to erect this monument? Is this an initiative of the Chechen Ministry of Culture?

In fact, there was an appeal from veteran organizations, as well as individual appeals, primarily to the Ministry of Culture, regarding consideration of the possibility of installing such a monument. Then we contacted the government: the minister [of culture of Chechnya] talked with the head of the [Chechen] republic, this initiative was supported, and a decision was made. We began to think about how it would be right to do this, and we realized that the Russian Military Historical Society is purposefully involved in, among other things. And we decided to contact Vladimir Rostislavovich [Medinsky] about this issue, wrote him a letter, and he supported this appeal. As a result, all this work took about a year, and now we are ready to install the monument.

In Chechnya they treat Nuradilov very kindly. Why, of all the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, did he become such a significant figure?

Firstly, of course, it is very important that he was a Hero of the Soviet Union. And, naturally, he accomplished an unprecedented feat, because at such a young age, at 18 years old, he destroyed about a thousand fascists! This is also worth paying attention to so that people remember this feat for decades and, perhaps, centuries. Khanpasha Nuradilov personifies courage, heroism and perseverance, loyalty to duty. And, of course, it is very important for us that he was a Chechen, because the contribution to the Victory was both from the Russian people and from small nations, including the peoples who inhabit the North Caucasus region, the Chechen Republic. What is important for us is that Nuradilov, being a Chechen and having lived a rather difficult life, accomplished such a great feat at such a young age.

You are right, Chechnya is the homeland of many heroes, and each one deserves to be remembered by descendants. Are there any new monument projects in your immediate plans? How is work going in this direction in general?

Certain work has certainly been done. We have [commemorative] plaques installed on the territory of the Glory Memorial Complex named after the first president of the Chechen Republic, Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, and the names of all these heroes are recorded there. Veteran organizations are also active: the opening of their memorials is mainly timed to coincide with military holidays, primarily Victory Day. For the Ministry of Culture, the experience of working with the Nuradilov monument turned out to be successful. If there is an opportunity and if there is support from, first of all, the Russian Military Historical Society, then, naturally, we want and are ready to work further.

"Touch the Hero's Weapon"

We asked the author of the project, Russian sculptor Andrei Korobtsov, to tell us what the monument to Nuradilov would look like.

- Andrey, can you name the main characteristics of the sculpture? How big is it?

The monument is made of bronze and has a granite pedestal. The weight of the sculpture is approximately 1.5 tons, the height is about three meters.

- How did it happen that you took on this project?

At the beginning of the year, a competition was announced in which about 15 projects took part. In the end they chose mine. In addition, the finalization of the project took a long time because there were some comments, including from the Chechen side. As a result, we spent some time finalizing it, and the actual work on the monument itself took about two months.

- Are you satisfied with the result?

Yes, it seems to me that we managed to do exactly what we were trying to achieve. It was possible to show that this is a young guy who died at the age of 18, but, nevertheless, this figure has some kind of strength, dynamics and courage. Nuradilov is depicted walking: his leg is put forward, and he seems to be moving after the fight. His name, the Star of the Hero, is indicated on the pedestal, and the authors themselves are indicated at the back, including the Russian Military Historical Society. Separately, I would like to note what great organizational work the Advisor to the Chairman of the Russian Military Society Rostislav Ignatievich Medinsky did! He not only personally supported the idea of installing the sculpture, but also took part in its creation and made very precise and professional adjustments.

- Does this monument somehow stand out among your other works?

There is a machine gun in the composition, and this was the first time I used such a large element. Bringing it into the monument in full detail was a challenge, but in the end I think the machine gun gets a lot of the attention. There is one more nuance - it seems to me that this could be interesting. Let’s say that at the monument to the Frontline Dog on Poklonnaya Gora, which I made, the dog’s nose was rubbed, but here the monument has a low plinth, and it’s quite easy to reach the machine gun trigger. And I think this is an interesting game moment, and it would be nice if people took pictures with this monument, touching the hero’s weapon.

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Khanpasha Nuradilovich Nuradilov(Chech. Nuradan-kIant Nuradilov Khampasha; July 6, 1920, Minay-Tugai village, Dagestan region, RSFSR - September 12, 1942, Serafimovich, Stalingrad region, RSFSR, USSR) - machine gunner, machine gun platoon commander, Hero of the Soviet Union, participant in the Great Patriotic War. He destroyed more than 920 German soldiers, 7 machine gun crews, and captured 12 enemy soldiers.

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Excerpt characterizing Nuradilov, Khanpasha Nuradilovic

Of course, it wasn’t written on my face, but I would give a lot to find out how she always knew everything so confidently when it came to me?
A few minutes later we were already stomping together towards the forest, enthusiastically chatting about the most diverse and incredible stories, which she, naturally, knew much more than I did, and this was one of the reasons why I loved walking with her so much.
It was just the two of us, and there was no need to be afraid that someone would overhear and someone might not like what we were talking about.
Grandmother very easily accepted all my oddities and was never afraid of anything; and sometimes, if she saw that I was completely “lost” in something, she gave me advice to help me get out of this or that undesirable situation, but most often she simply observed how I reacted to life’s difficulties, which had already become permanent, without finally came across on my “spiked” path. Lately it has begun to seem to me that my grandmother is just waiting for something new to come along, in order to see if I have matured at least a heel, or if I am still “stuck away” in my “happy childhood”, not wanting to get out of my short childhood shirts. But even for her “cruel” behavior, I loved her very much and tried to take advantage of every convenient moment to spend time with her as often as possible.
The forest greeted us with the welcoming rustle of golden autumn leaves. The weather was magnificent, and one could hope that my new friend, by “luck,” would also be there.
I picked a small bouquet of some modest autumn flowers that still remained, and a few minutes later we were already next to the cemetery, at the gate of which... in the same place sat the same miniature sweet old lady...
- And I already thought I couldn’t wait for you! – she greeted joyfully.
My jaw literally dropped from such surprise, and at that moment I apparently looked quite stupid, because the old woman, laughing cheerfully, came up to us and affectionately patted me on the cheek.
- Well, you go, honey, Stella has already been waiting for you. And we'll sit here for a while...
I didn’t even have time to ask how I would get to the same Stella, when everything disappeared again somewhere, and I found myself in the already familiar world of Stella’s wild fantasy, sparkling and shimmering with all the colors of the rainbow, and, without having time to take a better look around, I immediately I heard an enthusiastic voice:
- Oh, how good it is that you came! And I waited and waited!..
The girl flew up to me like a whirlwind and plopped a little red “dragon” right into my arms... I recoiled in surprise, but immediately laughed cheerfully, because it was the funniest and funniest creature in the world!..
The “little dragon,” if you can call him that, bulged his delicate pink belly and hissed at me threateningly, apparently hoping very much to scare me in this way. But when he saw that no one was going to be scared here, he calmly settled down on my lap and began to snore peacefully, showing how good he is and how much he should be loved...
I asked Stella what its name was and how long ago she created it.
- Oh, I haven’t even figured out what to call you yet! And he appeared right now! Do you really like him? – the girl chirped cheerfully, and I felt that she was pleased to see me again.
- This is for you! – she suddenly said. - He will live with you.
The little dragon funnyly stretched out its spiky muzzle, apparently deciding to see if I had anything interesting... And suddenly licked me right on the nose! Stella squealed with delight and was clearly very pleased with her creation.
“Well, okay,” I agreed, “while I’m here, he can be with me.”
“Aren’t you going to take him with you?” – Stella was surprised.
And then I realized that she apparently doesn’t know at all that we are “different” and that we no longer live in the same world. Most likely, the grandmother, in order to feel sorry for her, did not tell the girl the whole truth, and she sincerely thought that this was exactly the same world in which she had lived before, with the only difference being that now she could still create her own world.. .
I knew for sure that I didn’t want to be the one who told this little trusting girl what her life was really like today. She was content and happy in this “her” fantastic reality, and I mentally swore to myself that I would never and never be the one who would destroy this fairy-tale world of hers. I just couldn’t understand how my grandmother explained the sudden disappearance of her entire family and, in general, everything in which she was now living?..
“You see,” I said with a slight hesitation, smiling, “where I live, dragons are not very popular...
- So no one will see him! – the little girl chirped cheerfully.
A weight had just been lifted off my shoulders!.. I hated lying or trying to get out, and especially in front of such a pure little person as Stella was. It turned out that she understood everything perfectly and somehow managed to combine the joy of creation and the sadness of losing her family.
– And I finally found a friend here! – the little girl declared victoriously.
- Oh, well?.. Will you ever introduce me to him? – I was surprised.
She nodded her fluffy red head amusingly and squinted slyly.
- Do you want it right now? – I felt that she was literally “fidgeting” in place, unable to contain her impatience any longer.
– Are you sure that he will want to come? – I was wary.
Not because I was afraid or embarrassed of anyone, I just didn’t have the habit of bothering people without a particularly important reason, and I wasn’t sure that right now this reason was serious... But Stella was apparently into it I’m absolutely sure, because literally after a split second a man appeared next to us.
It was a very sad knight... Yes, yes, exactly a knight!.. And I was very surprised that even in this “other” world, where he could “put on” any energy “clothes”, he still did not parted with his stern knightly guise, in which he still, apparently, remembered himself very well... And for some reason I thought that he must have had some very serious reasons for this, if even after so many years he I didn’t want to part with this look.
Usually, when people die, for the first time after their death, their essences always look exactly as they looked at the moment of their physical death. Apparently, the enormous shock and wild fear of the unknown are great enough not to add any additional stress to this. When time passes (usually after a year), the essences of old and elderly people gradually begin to look young and become exactly the same as they were in the best years of their youth. Well, the untimely dead babies suddenly “grow up”, as if “catching up” with their unlived years, and become somewhat similar to their essences, as they were when they entered the bodies of these unfortunate people who died too early, or from some kind of disease untimely deceased children, with the only difference that some of them “add” a little in development, if during their short years lived in the physical body they were lucky enough... And much later, each essence changes, depending on how she continues to live in the “new” world.
And high essences living on the mental level of the earth, unlike all the others, are even able to create a “face” and “clothing” for themselves, at their own request, since, having lived for a very long time (the higher the development of the essence, the rarer it re-incarnates into a physical body) and having become sufficiently accustomed to that “other” world, initially unfamiliar to them, they themselves are able to create and create a lot.

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Khanpasha Nuradilovich Nuradilov(Chech. Nuradilan-kIant Nuradilov Khampasha; July 6, 1924, village of Yaryksu-Aukh, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, RSFSR - September 12, 1942, Serafimovich, Stalingrad Region, RSFSR, USSR) - machine gunner, machine gun platoon commander, Hero of the Soviet Union, participant in the Great Patriotic War. He destroyed more than 920 German soldiers, 7 machine gun crews, and captured 12 enemy soldiers. He was nominated four times for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. He is considered the most successful Soviet machine gunner of the Great Patriotic War.

Biography [ | ]

Childhood [ | ]

He was the third child in the Aukhov peasant family of Nuradil and Gizaru. In 1926, the father of the family, Nuradil, died, and in 1927, the mother Gizaru. The boys were left orphans. In 1930, the brothers Hunkarpasha, Mukhtarpasha and Khanpasha moved from the village of Yaryksu-Aukh to the neighboring village of Minay-Tugay to live with relatives.

Khunkarpasha Nuradilov, Khanpasha's older brother.

In the same year, Khanpasha’s elder brother, Khunkarpasha, went to Khasavyurt and tried to start an independent life, realizing that it was already difficult for the relatives with whom they lived. Meanwhile, Khanpasha went to primary school in the village of Minay-Tugai.

Another brother of Khanpasha, Mukhtarpasha, went to study for a brigadier course in the village of Yurt-Aukh (now the village of Kalininaul). Some time later, Mukhtarpasha arranged for his brother Khanpasha to go to a boarding school in the village of Aktash-Aukh (now the village of Leninaul) so that he would be as close to him as possible. In 1936, the brothers Mukhtarpasha and Khanpasha moved to the oil refinery base of the Grozny - Makhachkala oil pipeline in the Khasavyurt region on the Baku-Rostov highway (later DUP Novolakskoe RTP), the brothers were allocated a room in the oil pumping dormitory. The eldest of the brothers, Mukhtarpasha, worked at an oil depot. Khanpash's young brother began to look after the cattle and horses.

Service [ | ]

In 1938, Mukhtarpasha was drafted into the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Not understanding what to do with the young Khanpasha, he, on the advice of the oil depot workers, brought a certificate about Khanpasha from the Minai-Tugai village council, adding 2 years to his age. So, 14-year-old Khanpasha (according to the certificate - 16-year-old) began working first as an oil worker, and then as an assistant driver at the base.

Mukhtarpasha Nuradilov took part in the Soviet-Finnish winter campaign of 1939-1940, was seriously wounded, spent several months in the country's hospitals and was demobilized in the fall of 1940.

Khanpasha, seeing the example of his older brother, also rushed into the ranks of the Red Army, but he had not yet reached conscription age, which is why he was somewhat rejected. And yet, after repeated “trips” to the military commissariat of the city of Khasavyurt, he achieved his goal - on October 23, 1940, he was sent to the 34th Cavalry Regiment of the 3rd Bessarabian Cavalry Division named after G.I. Kotovsky, where he was assigned to the position of a riding machine gun calculation. From the first days of the Great Patriotic War, the 34th Cavalry Regiment found itself in the combat zone. From the very beginning, Khanpasha Nuradilov showed himself to be a determined, courageous and resourceful soldier. He received his baptism of fire in battles in Ukraine, beyond the Dnieper.

During World War II, he served as commander of a machine gun platoon of the 5th Guards Cavalry Division. In the first battle near the village of Zakharovka (Ukraine), Nuradilov, the only one left from his crew, being wounded, stopped the advance of the German troops, destroying 120 Wehrmacht soldiers with his machine gun. In January 1942, during an attack near the village of Tolstoy, Nuradilov moved forward with his machine gun, clearing the way for the infantry. In this battle, he destroyed 50 Germans and suppressed 4 enemy machine guns. For this feat he was awarded the Order of the Red Star and was given the rank of sergeant. In February 1942, during the battle for the settlement of Shchigry (Kursk region), Nuradilov’s crew was disabled. Wounded in the arm, he remained behind the machine gun and destroyed up to 200 Germans. In the spring of 1942, after one of the battles during the attack on the village of Bayrak, the squadron commander personally counted 300 German soldiers killed by Nuradilov’s machine gun. For this feat, Khanpasha was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

Last Stand [ | ]

Khanpasha took his last battle at the famous height 220 on the left bank of the Don River, on the outskirts of Stalingrad. On September 12, 1942, a terrible battle broke out at the heights. The Germans threw a large number of tanks at the positions of the Soviet soldiers. Khanpashi Nuradilov’s machine gun fired continuously, cutting off German infantry from the tanks. Suddenly there was a strong explosion, the explosion from a tank shell knocked over both the machine gun and Sergeant Khanpasha.

He was buried in the square in the center of the village of Bukanovskaya, Kumylzhensky district, Volgograd region.

Awards [ | ]

Transfer of awards [ | ]

In 2017, state awards of Hero of the Soviet Union Khanpashi Nuradilov were transferred for permanent storage to the Akhmat Kadyrov Glory Memorial Complex.

The following were transferred for permanent storage:

Medal "Gold Star" with a book of the Hero of the Soviet Union;
Order of Lenin with certificate;
Order of the Red Star with certificate.

The solemn ceremony dedicated to the transfer of state awards was attended by members of the Government and Parliament of Chechnya, ministries and departments, public organizations of Chechnya, as well as numerous relatives of Khanpashi Nuradilov who came from Khanpashi’s historical homeland - Aukh.

The Minister of Culture of Chechnya, Khozh-Baudi Daaev, handed over the awards to the nephew of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Asrudiy Nuradilov, who, in turn, handed them over to the Foundation of the Museum of the Glory Memorial Complex named after. Akhmata-Khadzhi Kadyrov.

At the ceremony dedicated to the transfer of state awards to Khanpashi Nuradilov

Awards of Khanpashi Nuradilov

Memory [ | ]

Monument at the grave of Kh. Nuradilov in Bukanovskaya

The name of Hero of the Soviet Union Khanpashi Nuradilov was given to cultural and educational institutions, enterprises and streets in the cities and villages of Chechnya and Dagestan.

In the village of Staraya Sunzha in Grozny, on the territory of a former juvenile colony, the first monument to Khanpashi Nuradilov was erected.
In the memorial complex on Mamayev Kurgan there is a memorial plaque to Khanpashi Nuradilov.
In April 2008, in the village of Gamiyakh, Novolaksky district of Dagestan, a monument to Kh. Nuradilov was inaugurated.
In order to perpetuate the memory of Khanpasha Nuradilov, the “Regional Public Fund named after Hero of the Soviet Union Khanpasha Nuradilov” was created in Khasavyurt in 2015.
Monument at the grave of Khanpasha Nuradilov in the village of Bukanovskaya, erected by the Chechen diaspora of the Volgograd region.
In 1944, a postage stamp dedicated to Kh. Nuradilov was issued in the USSR (DFA (ITC) #923; #947).
In 1942, the Chechen Drama Theater was named after Khanpashi Nuradilov.
Nuradilovo (formerly Daud-otar) is a village in the Khasavyurt region of Dagestan.
In a congratulatory speech to veterans in 2007, the President of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov recalled Nuradilov, noting that “the feat of the participants in the Great Patriotic War - an eternal example of the strength of spirit and friendship of peoples - inspires to achieve high goals: strengthening the power of our Motherland - the Russian Federation.”
Streets are named after him in the village of Adillotar, Khasavyurt district and in the village of Leninaul, Kazbekovsky district of the Republic of Dagestan, Volgograd, Balansu, Grozny, Gudermes, Makhachkala, Khasavyurt, Psedakh, Starye Atagi and a number of other settlements.
On May 9, 2018, a monument to Khanpasha Nuradilov was unveiled in the center of Grozny. The monument is cast from bronze, has a height of 2.6 meters and is installed on a granite base.

Khampasha Nuradilovich Nuradilov was born in 1924 in the village of Minay-Tugai, Khasavyurt district, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, into a poor Chechen family. Having lost his parents early, he was raised by relatives. He studied at school and in 1938 became an oil worker. Joined the Komsomol. In 1940, X. Nuradilov was drafted into the Soviet Army. In October 1941, Khanpasha destroyed 120 Nazi soldiers with his machine gun and captured seven. In January 1942, he destroyed 50 fascists and suppressed 4 enemy machine guns. For these exploits he was awarded the Order of the Red Star. In February 1942, Khanpasha was wounded, but, remaining at the machine gun, destroyed up to 200 fascists. In March 1942, he thwarted the enemy's advance with his machine gun fire, killing 300 fascists. For his military exploits, Khanpasha was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. In September, commanding a machine gun platoon, he personally destroyed 250 fascist soldiers and officers and 2 machine guns. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 8 / according to other sources April 17 / 1943, Senior Sergeant X. Nuradilov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Fearless machine gunner One December day in 1940, I was in the 34th Cavalry Regiment on business, and as an instructor of the political department of the 3rd Red Banner Bessarabian Cavalry Division named after G.I. Kotovsky, I was interested in the progress of political classes and the state of Komsomol work in the regiment. The deputy commander of the regiment was a respected, experienced political worker and a wonderful equestrian athlete, battalion commissar Pavel Porfiryevich Brikel, and the regiment's propaganda instructor was Sagit Marakhoev. After exchanging views, we looked into one of the classrooms. A young Red Army soldier was sitting at the weapons table. Short, thin, with black eyebrows, a sullen look, apparently a native of the Caucasus. On the table were parts of a heavy machine gun. I was interested in this fighter. I asked; - What's your last name? He, pronouncing Russian words poorly, answered: “My last name is Nuradilov.” - Where did you come to our division from? - Caucasus, Khasavyurt district. Aul Minai-Tugai. It will be far away. -Who is your nationality? - My Akkynets. I did not know this nationality, although many Caucasian Red Army soldiers always served in our division. I asked Marakhoev. He also shrugged. Nuradilov explained: “Akkynets are a small people, they’re called Chechens.” The family is so Chechen. Mountain people. - What are you, Comrade Nuradilov, a machine gunner? - No. My riding machine gun cart. We want to teach you a machine gun. Only the difficult parts have names. At this time, the commander of the machine gun platoon, Lieutenant Oleg Vasilyevich Devitt, entered the classroom. He said: “Nuradilov is a diligent fighter. He is an exemplary rider and loves horses. He really wants to become a machine gunner, but his Russian language is still difficult for him. At political classes, due to his poor knowledge of the Russian language, he is embarrassed to speak, although it is felt that he knows the material and correctly understands the events taking place. I assigned junior sergeant Komsomol member Kolesnikov to help him, so he taught him Russian. Pavel Porfiryevich immediately instructed the secretary of the Komsomol organization of the squadron, Sergeant Gridnev, to take patronage over Nuradilov and other Red Army soldiers who poorly knew the Russian language and help them. This is how my first acquaintance with Khanpasha Nuradilov took place. In the winter of 1940, the division's units summed up the results of a competition to conserve horsepower. I also had to participate in one of the commissions. We checked the horse composition of the 34th Cavalry Regiment. The regiment commander was Major Sergei Trofimovich Shmuylo, a competent officer and a lover of sports and horses to match his deputy for political affairs, Brikel. He meticulously let each squadron through. The commander of the machine gun squadron, Senior Lieutenant Kalchenko, was also there. “Are these horses?” he said to me, pointing to the horses of the 3rd squadron. - Now look at mine. I have a Chechen mount named Nuradplov, so he has four - not horses, but lions. The best in the squadron, you will see for yourself. - Which Nuradilov is this? Isn’t he the one who wants to become a machine gunner, but is not on good terms with the Russians? - I asked. - He is. How do you know him? I told him how I met Khanpasha. Kalchepko and I approached the machine gunners. I looked at Nuradilov. He already had a rather brave appearance, even as if he had grown up. Khanpasha continually stroked and preened his favorites, whispering to them something in Chechen. When I quietly asked platoon deputy commander Kuliev what he was whispering to the horses there, Kuliev smiled: “He asks them not to let him down.” That he will love them even more and take better care of them. At the brood, the Nuradilov four received high marks. To which Major General Maleev was stingy with praise, he could not stand it and said: “Comrade Shmuylo, we need to encourage this driver.” His horses are good, you can’t say anything. Kalchenko could not stand it and with a wide smile on his high-cheeked face came up to me again: “Well, what did I tell you?” We'll take first place. It's like drinking. Did you hear how Maleev praised my Nuradilov? But you yourself know that it won’t be long before you get gratitude from him. In the spring of 1941, regimental tactical exercises began. They practiced issues of oncoming combat, offensive and defensive. We usually conduct such exercises in the fall, but this year they began in the spring. Part of the units of the 34th Cavalry Regiment defended itself on the high-rises near the village of Draga. The main forces were advancing. During the training it was necessary to cover the left flank of the attackers. Brikel made a decision: to deploy machine guns (regiment commander Shmuilo was absent and the regiment was commanded by Pavel Porfiryevich) and suppress the “enemy’s” firing points. Nuradilov, like the other riders, was just waiting for this order. At full gait, Nuradilov’s cart rushed to the indicated place. He dashingly, at full gallop, turned the cart 360 degrees, and Kolesnikov was the first to open fire on the “enemy.” A few minutes later, the four, controlled by Nuradilov, moved the machine gun to another location. Nuradilov’s cart maneuvered at high speed, firing at the “enemy.” The work of Kolesnikov’s machine gun crew was observed by division commander Maleev and intermediaries. They praised the actions of the machine gunners. During the debriefing of the exercise, General Maleev especially emphasized the quick and skillful actions of the crew of Sergeant Kolesnikov and driver Nuradilov. He expressed gratitude to them. Once, in a conversation with Kalchenko, I asked: “Has Nuradilov learned to shoot a machine gun?” - You know, he turned out to be a capable guy. I studied the machine gun. The castle is disassembled and reassembled with closed eyes. Shoots well, even better than some machine gunners. I think maybe I’ll appoint him as number two. We had this conversation the day before the war. Lieutenant Devitt, Sergeant Kolesnikov, platoon commander Senior Sergeant Gridnev and his comrades in the machine gun platoon did a lot in training Nuradilov as a machine gunner. From the beginning of the war he became a regiment commander. P. P. Brikel. Our forced retreat from the border was accompanied by heavy rearguard battles. The division had to fight the fascists in different bridges - near Zlochev, Ternopol, Volochinsk, Kazatin, Kiev, in the Tarashchi area, on the Psel River, near Bogodukhov, Dergachi (in the Kharkov area). At the end of September 1941, the 34th Cavalry Regiment occupied defense in the area of the village of Savintsy (on the Psel River west of Poltava). At that time I had to be in the regiment. In the morning, heavy artillery shelling began from the enemy. Then the Germans went on the offensive in large forces, with tanks moving ahead. The regiment found itself semi-surrounded and suffered serious losses. Brikel ordered the units to withdraw to the eastern bank of the Psel River, across which there was only a bridge; It caught fire due to the bombing. The Germans were pressing. At this time we saw a machine-gun car rushing across the bridge. It was difficult to make out who was driving the horses - smoke and dust got in the way. But the daredevil safely broke through the bridge, which was burning in several places. In the evening, Marakhoev and I were in a machine-gun squadron. Kalchenko said that during the enemy attack the regiment was cut into two parts. The situation was very dangerous. Minutes decided. Nuradilov came to the rescue. He loaded two machine guns onto the cart, laid down two wounded men and rushed to the bridge at full speed. He miraculously arrived and remained unharmed. When Brikel learned about this, he immediately ordered that Khanpasha be presented for a reward. Having returned, I told the senior battalion commissar Magomet Akhmetovich Britaev about this feat in the political department. He listened to me carefully and said: “We need to keep a record of the heroic deeds of the Kotovites, write it down in Nuradilov’s notebook.” This incident must be noted in the political report to the head of the political department of the corps. Which I willingly did. In early November, our division was withdrawn from the battle for replenishment and rest. We are located in the town of Budyonny, Voronezh region. Here I was once talking with the political instructor of the machine gun squadron, Bochkov, and asked Nuradilov. The political instructor immediately perked up: “I’m thinking of talking to him about joining the party.” A good fighter: modest, hardworking, brave, and most importantly, persistent. He always strived to become a machine gunner. He really loves to tinker with a machine gun. The squadron commander transferred him as number two to Kolesnikov. I finally achieved my goal. I learned to speak Russian quite well. I'm glad that I was appointed machine gunner. After a short respite, on November 27, the 3rd Cavalry Division moved north to the area of Kastornaya station. Here the division was included in the mobile group of the Southwestern Front, which was headed by Lieutenant General F. Ya. Kostenko. On December 6, 1941, the famous Yeletsk offensive operation began. Despite the severe cold, our cavalry energetically rushed into battle. The 34th Cavalry Regiment received the task of knocking out the Germans from the village of Zakharovka and continuing the offensive along the western bank of the Olym River in the direction of the village of Navesnoye. The cold drove the Germans into their huts. At night, dismounted squadrons approached the village from both sides. A night fight ensued. In this battle, the machine gunners especially distinguished themselves, and in particular Kolesnikov’s crew, which included Khanpasha Nuradilov. With their fire they cut off the Germans’ retreat to Alekseevka and Turchaninovo. Inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. In this battle, Kolesnikov died, and Nuradilov was wounded, but even wounded, he managed to repel a counterattack group of Nazis. Brikel's regiment in the battles for Zakharovna and Alekseevna defeated up to two battalions of the enemy's 95th Infantry Division. On December 16-17, Nuradilov acted no less successfully with his crew in the battles for the large village of Shatilovo, where he destroyed up to a hundred fascists and ensured that the regiment’s units reached the Yelets-Orel railway line. They spoke of him in the regiment as a brave and skillful machine gunner. For successful military operations in the Yelets operation, our 3rd Cavalry Division was transformed into the 5th Guards Cavalry Division named after G.I. Kotovsky, which was a high honor for us. This was the share of military labor of Khanpashi Nuradilov, who during the operation destroyed up to two hundred Nazis and captured over a dozen people, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star, appointed to the post of commander of a machine gun squad and awarded the military rank of guard sergeant. It must be said that awarding a private with the order in 1941 was considered a very high award. So far there were few order bearers in the division. Almost the entire winter of 1942 we had to fight in the Oryol and then in the Kursk region. I remember this episode. In February, Brikel's 17th Guards Regiment received the task - together with units of the 1st Guards Rifle Division of General Russiyanov, to destroy an enemy base in the area of Golovinka station (east of the city of Shchigry). In this operation, Brikel was entrusted with the task of covering the Shchigra-Cheremisinovo highway. At this time, the Germans began to move large forces from Shchigry. A skirmish ensued. The Nazis pressed on. The squadrons retreated. Nuradilov was ordered to remain in place and cover the retreat of the squadrons with fire. And the sergeant and his crew brilliantly coped with the task. When he ran out of ribbons, he left his partner Fedorov at the Maxim, while he crawled to the dead Germans and collected cartridges. Here Nuradplov killed up to 150 fascists. In March 1942, we began fighting on the Northern Donets (northeast of Kharkov). The 17th regiment advanced on the village of Bayrak. The enemy snapped loudly. Nuradilov's machine gun squad was assigned to the 2nd squadron of Senior Lieutenant Ryzhkov. When the squadron almost reached the village, an enemy machine gun hit it. He fired from a bunker. Nuradilov understood well that you couldn’t suppress a bunker with a Maxim. He sent a soldier with grenades. He didn't make it - he died. The second fighter also died. Then Khanpasha crawled himself. He crawled up to the bunker from the back side, choosing the right moment and throwing two grenades into the embrasure, one after another. The bunker fell silent. This helped Ryzhkov break into Bayrak. Soon, enemy infantry headed towards the height where Nuradilov was located. Khanpasha allowed the Germans to come within 100 meters and shot them almost completely. For the battles near Kharkov he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. He served as assistant platoon commander, but in fact commanded the platoon. Machine gunner Nuradilov blocked the enemy’s path near Olkhovatka, Valuyki, Kamenka, and on the Don. At the end of August 1942, the 5th Guards Cavalry Division, having crossed the Doi in the area of the village of Bukanovskaya, began fierce battles with the Nazis on the distant approaches to Stalingrad. The 17th Guards Cavalry Regiment received the task of capturing heights 217.4, 220.0, preventing the Germans from breaking through to Serafimovich and the Don crossings. The regiment had to face an officer's penal battalion, which firmly held the height of 217.4. He was helped to be knocked out by Nuradplov, who with two machine guns made his way to the rear and suppressed the firing points. At this time, squadrons struck from the front and successfully captured heights 217.4, and then 220.0. In early September, exceptionally heavy booms flared up in this direction. On September 1 alone we had to repel 38 tanks and up to an infantry regiment. On September 12, a strong battle began in the morning. The situation was complicated by the fact that the enemy had penetrated the defenses of the 17th and 22nd regiments, threatening to encircle them. At this critical moment, Nuradilov appeared with his “maxims” on the slopes of an unnamed height. With well-aimed bursts, he mowed down up to a hundred fascists and forced the Nazis to turn back. At this time, Khanpasha was wounded in the leg, but remained in service. The enemy opened heavy fire before a new attack. I had to change positions. II when the Germans came again, Nuradilov met them with destructive fire. The enemy could not withstand well-aimed bursts and rolled back. A mine exploded near Nuradilov. A shrapnel hit my chest. The wound turned out to be fatal. The comrades carefully loaded the hundred onto the cart, but on the way to the medical battalion Khanpasha died. Thus, the life of a wonderful patriot of the Motherland, a brave machine gunner, guard sergeant Khanpashi Nuradilov was interrupted. He selflessly fought against his hated enemy. He accounted for 920 destroyed Nazis, 12 prisoners, 7 captured machine guns. When the death of Nuradilov was reported to the commander of the guard division, General N.S. Chepurkin, he ordered the urgent preparation of material for awarding him the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. - It’s a pity for Nuradilov, he was a good machine gunner, just a talented machine gunner. “Everything possible must be done to ensure that Nuradilov’s feat becomes the property of the entire division, so that Nuradilov becomes for everyone an example of fulfilling his military duty, courage and ability to beat the enemy,” said the general. We issued a leaflet in the division, albeit typewritten, which spoke about the heroic exploits of Nuradilov and that he was nominated for the title of Hero. Later, a leaflet was published by the political department of the corps dedicated to Khanpasha Nuradilov. On October 21, 1942, the newspaper “Red Army” published a large article “The Valiant Knight of Our Fatherland” by M. Guseinov, and on October 31, the newspaper “Izvestia” published an article by M. Ruzov “Son of the Caucasus.” We kept these newspapers for a long time; we used them to carry out political information. On the eve of the Battle of Stalingrad, the Political Directorate of the Don Front published a leaflet-appeal, which spoke of Khanpash Nuradilov as a knight of the Fatherland, a mountain eagle, who destroyed up to 920 fascists with his machine gun. This document was of great importance in educating front-line soldiers, raising their fighting spirit, and selflessly fulfilling their military duty to the Motherland, to the Soviet people. Nuradilov was buried with military honors in a mass grave in the village of Bukanovskaya, Stalingrad region. The homeland highly appreciated the military exploits of Khanpashi Nuradilov. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 17, 1943, he was posthumously awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union. The name of the brave guardsman-machine gunner Khanpashi Nuradilov is carved on one of the slabs of the monument-ensemble in Volgograd. His life and exploits should always serve as an example for our youth.

Khanpasha Nuradilovich Nuradilov (July 6, 1920 - September 12, 1942) - Hero of the Soviet Union. Participant in the Battle of Stalingrad. Destroyed more than 900 German soldiers with a machine gun.
Born on July 6, 1920 in the village of Minai-Tugai (now the village of Nuradilovo, Khasavyurt district of Dagestan). By nationality - Chechen...

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“...Khanpasha Nuradilov embodied the best features of the valiant Chechen people - their heroism and eagle-like prowess, their courage and bravery, courage and valor.” (From a special leaflet of the Political Directorate of the Stalingrad Front)

In 1940, when Khanpasha was drafted into the Red Army, he was only 20 years old. But already in October 1941, in the most difficult, first months of the Great Patriotic War, he accomplished his first feat - with his Khanpasha machine gun he destroyed 120 Nazi invaders and captured seven. His comrades in arms - Ukrainians, Russians, Chechens - even before this feat they loved the modest, hardworking Chechen youth, who lost his parents early, a former oil worker, but now he has become both a hero and an example in their eyes.

Subsequent events showed that a true lion's heart was beating in the very young chest of the hero-fighter.

During the fighting in the city area, Serafimovich Nuradilov commanded a machine gun platoon. While he was bandaging his wounded leg, the Germans launched a counterattack. But he lay down behind the machine gun and mowed down the Nazis. In that battle, he killed 250 enemies and destroyed two machine guns. But there were still battles ahead... And in one of them Khanpasha was seriously wounded. He died on the way to the medical battalion. In total, during his front-line life, Nuradilov destroyed 920 fascists, captured 7 enemy machine guns and personally captured 12 fascists. Yes, this is, of course, a hero's life!

The front-line newspaper “Red Army” on October 21, 1942 devoted an entire page to a description of Khanpasha’s military exploits and called it “The Valiant Knight of Our Fatherland.” “The immortal hero of the Caucasus, the son of the sun, the eagle of eagles is the fighter Khanpasha Nuradilov,” the newspaper wrote. The same sincere admiration was imbued with B. Poleychuk’s poem “Soldier’s Honor,” published in the same issue, dedicated to Nuradilov.

Another poem about a hero-fighter was written by the famous poet Evgeny Dolmatovsky. His “Song about Khanpash Nuradilov” was printed on the back of a leaflet that the Political Directorate of the Stalingrad Front issued about Nuradilov. The leaflet said: “A hero never lacked courage. Khanpasha Nuradilov embodied the best features of the Chechen people - their heroism and eagle-like prowess, their courage and bravery, courage and valor. The epic exploits of the Caucasian knights were followed by the glorious hero Nuradilov. Look, fighter, at the heroic image of the hero, mountain eagle, machine gunner Khanpasha Nuradilov! Let the military exploits of the son of the Chechen people become an example of valor in battle for you and your comrades!”

For his military exploits, Khanpasha Nuradilov was awarded the Order of the Red Star and Red Banner. In April 1943, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

The young man from a mountainous Chechen village was not even 23 years old when he accomplished his last feat and died in the Volga steppe near Stalingrad. In the memorial complex on Mamayev Kurgan in the hero city of Stalingrad (Volgograd), there is a memorial plate of Khanpashi Nuradilov. There are always fresh flowers here...

His fellow countrymen also remember him. The Chechen State Drama Theater, a street in Grozny, is named after the hero. And, of course, they will never forget Khanpasha Nuradilov in the village of Minai-Tugai, Khasav-Yurtovsky district, where he was born. The memory of the legendary hero revives the difficult years of the Great Patriotic War. The international brotherhood in those years was sealed with the blood of the defenders of the Fatherland.
He was buried on Mamayev Kurgan.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 17, 1943, Nuradilov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.