Kayrgali "Konstantin" Ismagulov | |
Native Name: | Қайырғали Смағұлов |
Birth Date: | 5 September 1919 |
Birth Place: | Kairshakhty village, Alash–Orda |
Death Date: | 23 October 1993 (aged 74) |
Death Place: | Atyrau, Kazakhstan |
Allegiance: | Soviet Union |
Branch: | Red Army |
Rank: | junior lieutenant |
Serviceyears: | 1939—1946 |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Kayrgali "Konstantin" Ivanovich Ismagulov (Russian: Кайыргали (Константин) Иванович Исмагулов, Kazakh: Қайырғали Смағұлов; 5 September 1919 — 23 October 1993) was a Kazakh officer in the Red Army during World War II who led a group of paratroopers in the Kerch–Eltigen landing and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.[1] [2] [3]