Rizvan Chitigov
| Nickname(s) | Amerikanets, Marine |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1964 Shali, Chechnya |
| Died | 23 March 2005 (aged 40) Shali, Chechnya |
| Allegiance |  Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus
|
| Years of service | 1982-2005 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | Marine Corps |
| Battles/wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War |
Rizvan Chitigov (Amerikanets, Marine, 22 April 1964 – 23 March 2005) was a prominent
Biography
Chitigov served in the Soviet Army as a tank commander. Until the late 1980s, Rezvan Chitigov was employed as a firefighter at the local district fire department.[3]
In the early 1990s, Chitigov lived the
During the First Chechen War, he became the commander of the only tank unit of the Chechen fighters and gained notoriety for his extreme brutality.[6]
Chitigov was killed on 23 March 2005 in Chechnya in the Shali district center. According to the Russian state agency RIA Novosti, Chitigov previously served in the Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus and was "planning to use chemical and bacteriological weapons against federal forces".[2]
References
- ^ Chechen resistance crackdown succeeds again
- ^ a b Novosti, Ria. "WARLORD KILLED IN CHECHNYA WAS EX-U.S. MARINE". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "В Чечне уничтожен террорист номер три". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 2005-03-24. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ The Jamestown Foundation, Several major rebel commanders reportedly killed. North Caucasus Weekly Volume: 6 Issue: 13
- ^ "SEVERAL MAJOR REBEL COMMANDERS REPORTEDLY KILLED". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "ФСБ убила американского химика". Газета.Ru (in Russian). 23 March 2005. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
 | This biographical article relating to Chechnya is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |