Meliton Kantaria
Meliton Kantaria | |
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| Native name | მელიტონ ვარლამის ძე ქანთარია |
| Born | 5 October 1920 |
| Died | 27 December 1993 (aged 73) Moscow, Russia |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Service years | 1940–1946 |
| Rank | Junior sergeant |
| Unit | 150th Rifle Division |
| Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Meliton Varlamis dze Kantaria or Kantariya (Georgian: მელიტონ ქანთარია; Russian: Мелитон Варламович Кантария, romanized: Meliton Varlamovich Kantariya; 5 October 1920 – 27 December 1993) was a sergeant of the Soviet Army credited with having hoisted the Victory Banner over the Reichstag on 1 May 1945, together with Mikhail Yegorov and Alexei Berest.