Meliton Kantaria
Soviet Georgian sergeant (1920–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meliton Varlamis dze Kantaria or Kantariya (Georgian: მელიტონ ქანთარია melit’on kantaria, Russian: Мелитон Варламович Кантария, romanized: Meliton Varlamovich Kantariya; 5 October 1920 – 27 December 1993) was a Georgian sergeant of the Soviet Army credited with having hoisted a Soviet flag over the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, together with Mikhail Yegorov and Aleksey Berest.[1]
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Meliton Kantaria | |
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Native name | მელიტონ ვარლამის ძე ქანთარია |
Born | 5 October 1920 Jvari, Democratic Republic of Georgia |
Died | 27 December 1993(1993-12-27) (aged 73) Moscow, Russia |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Army |
Years of service | 1940–1946 |
Rank | Junior sergeant |
Unit | 150th Rifle Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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