Vladimir Kuts (soldier)

For the Soviet athlete, see Vladimir Kuts.
Vladimir Kuts
Birth nameVladimir Terentevich Kuts
NicknamesWaldemar
Willy
Kleiner Stalin ("Little Stalin")
Born(1927-11-07)7 November 1927
Hadiach Raion (now Myrhorod Raion), Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died2 October 2022(2022-10-02) (aged 94)
Paris, France
Allegiance Soviet Union
BranchRed Army
 United States Army
Service years1942–1945
RankPrivate
Unit 4th Infantry Division, United States Army
5th Guards Airborne Division, 9th Airborne Corps
ConflictsWorld 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.

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