chen ▁Red ▁Army ▁colon el ▁and ▁a ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Vis ait ov ▁was ▁commander ▁of ▁ 2 5 5 th ▁Se par ate ▁Che chen – In g ush ▁caval ry ▁regiment ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Soviet ▁officer ▁to ▁radio - contact , ▁meet , ▁and ▁sh ake ▁hands ▁with ▁American ▁forces ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁Bol ling ▁on ▁the ▁El be ▁River , ▁which ▁Vis ait ov ▁later ▁j oked ▁about ▁as ▁" we ▁came ▁from ▁T erek ▁river ▁to ▁El be ▁river ". ▁Both ▁Bol ling ▁and ▁Vis ait ov ▁ex changed ▁g ifts : ▁Vis ait ov ▁gave ▁Bol ling ▁his ▁horse , ▁and ▁in ▁return ▁Bol ling ▁gave ▁Vis ait ov ▁a ▁Wil ly s ▁MB ▁utility ▁vehicle . ▁Vis ait ov ▁received ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁from ▁US ▁President ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Vis ait ov ▁refused ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁plot ▁to ▁execute ▁the ▁Che chen ▁diss ident ▁Abd ur akh man ▁Av t ork han ov ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Europe . ▁He ▁was ▁deport ed ▁to ▁a ▁prison ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁K yr gy z ▁SS R ▁where ▁many ▁other ▁deport ed ▁Che ch ens ▁and ▁Ing ush ▁were ▁located ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Vis ait ov ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Lak ha - N