Vladimir Kuts | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Vladimir Terentevich Kuts |
| Nickname(s) | Waldemar Willy[citation needed] Kleiner Stalin ("Little Stalin") |
| Born | 7 November 1927 Hadiach Raion (now Myrhorod Raion), Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 2 October 2022 (aged 94) Paris, France |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit |  4th Infantry Division, United States Army 5th Guards Airborne Division, 9th Airborne Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Vladimir Terentevich Kuts (Russian: Владимир Терентьевич Куц; 7 November 1927 – 2 October 2022) was a Russian soldier who is thought to have been the only Soviet citizen to have served with both the Soviet Red Army and the United States Army during World War II.[1]
- ^ "U.S. Veteran Fulfills Lifelong Dream by Honoring Russians Who Liberated Him During WWII". DipNote. Retrieved 15 March 2021.