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 (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 |
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]
- ^ "Кантария Мелитон Варламович". www.warheroes.ru. Retrieved 2020-09-01.