Vasily Shalvovich Kvachantiradze (Georgian: ვასილ შალვას ძე კვაჭანტირაძე, Russian: Василий Шалвович Квачантирадзе; 4 January 1907 – 9 February 1950) was a top Soviet sniper during World War II. He entered Red Army service in 1941 and is credited with confirmed kills numbering at least 215 officers and soldiers of the German Wehrmacht during the Vitebsk-Orsha Offensive, and around 534 confirmed kills total during Operation Bagration or during the war.
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4 January 1907 Georgia
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Died |
9 February 1950 (aged 43) Georgia
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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