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Kanti Abdurakhmanov
Kanti Abdurakhmanov (russian: Канти Абдурахманов; 1916 – March 28, 2000) was a Chechen Master Sergeant in an artillery battery of the Red Army during World War II. For heroic deeds during the war he was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in May 1996. Early life Born in 1916 in the Chechen town of Shali, he became an orphan at an early age. He worked as a farmhand and then was employed on a collective farm before he volunteered to join the army in 1941 after the start of Operation Barbarossa. World War II Upon entering the military, Abdurakhmanov completed junior artillery commanders' training in Tashkent in June 1942. From October 1943 to May 1945 he served in the acting Army and took part in a number of offensive battles, on several occasions he was wounded but returned to the Army. During an offensive battle in December 1943 to the West of Vitebsk the infantry lay under intense fire from the fortified position of the enemy. Abdurakh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shali, Chechen Republic
Shali (russian: Шали́; ce, Шела, ''Şela'') is a town and the administrative center of Shalinsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: History Sheikh Mansur was based here in 1786. Killed civilians during modern warfare (1994—present days) On January 3, 1995, during the course of the First Chechen War, Shali was repeatedly bombed with cluster bombs by Russian jet aircraft. War journalist Anna Politkovskaya said that on January 9 and 10, 2000, when Russian forces chased terrorists, dozen of civilians were killed by a missile and mortar shelling in Shali. Climate Shali has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: ''Dfa''). Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shali serves as the administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |