Tsezar Kunikov

Tsezar Kunikov
Born(1909-06-23)23 June 1909
Rostov-on-Don, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died14 February 1943(1943-02-14) (aged 33)
Gelendzhik, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
BranchSoviet Naval Infantry
Service years1941–1943
RankMajor
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Tsezar (Caesar) Lvovich Kunikov (Russian: Це́зарь Льво́вич Ку́ников; 23 June 1909 – 14 February 1943) was an officer in the Soviet Naval Infantry. He served as commanding officer of a landing party that recaptured the beach-head at Malaya Zemlya during World War II.

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