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Vasily ivanovich chuikov february 12, 1900 march 18, 1982 was a soviet lieutenant general in the red army during world war ii, commander of the 62nd army during the battle of stalingrad, twice hero of the soviet union 1944, 1945, and after the war a marshal of the soviet union. Peekyous people search has 4 people named chumikova and you can find info, photos, links, family members and more. The life and fate of vasily grossman garrard, john gordon. Following world war ii, chuikov was chief of the group of soviet forces in germany 194953, commander of the kiev military district 195360, chief of. General vasily chuikov and the men of the 62nd army, supported by general alexander rodimtsevs th guards division, were trapped inside the city, where fighting amongst the bombedout ruins at times consisted of handtohand combat with. Vasily chuikov article about vasily chuikov by the free. Vasilii chuikov article about vasilii chuikov by the free. He was present during the streetfighting at stalingrad, and his 1944 report the hell of treblinka, was the first eyewitness account of a nazi death camp. Many early ones were german memoirs, or about specific germans. At the beginning of the battle for the city, soviet troops appeared to face imminent defeat, unable to resist the nazi german onslaught. Apr 20, 2010 enemy at the gates was insulting to soviet war veterans. The beginning of the road, the story of the battle of stalingrad. Hero of the soviet union 1944, 1945, who after the war became a en.

General vasily chuikov, commander of the soviet 62nd army, desperately threw together a defense from the remnants of his mauled 62nd army and whatever reinforcement s he could gather as the germans began to push into the city. Vasily zaitsev was actually a clerk in the navy, attached to the pacific fleet. February 12, 1900 march 18, 1982 was a lieutenant general in the soviet red army during world war ii, twice en. Vasily ivanovich chuikov was a soviet lieutenant general in the red army during world war ii, commander of the 62nd army during the battle of stalingrad, twice hero of the soviet union, and after. By staying close to the germans, chuikov prevented the aerial bombardment by the luftwaffe in that it turned out to be as dangerous to the nazis as to the red army. Vasily chuikov, general of the soviet forces in stalingrad, later joked that the germans lost more men trying to take pavlovs house than they did taking paris. In the 1980s and 1990s, many were essentially derived from those sources plus a narrow base of soviet sources, the predominant one being memoirs by vasily chuikov, who headed the soviet sixtysecond army. Enjoy the top 3 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by vasily chuikov. The red armys defense of stalingrad and the encirclement of.

The germans had friedrich paulus, who was 51 years old, and led the german 6 th army while the soviet union had vasily chuikov, who was 42 years old and led the soviet 62 nd army. Chuikov, the marshal of the soviet union, on october 14, 1964. Chuikov, who served as a general during the battle of stalingrad expounds upon stalingrad from the perspective of an officer and his actions on a day to day basis. Lieutenant general in the soviet red army during world war ii who after the war became a marshal of the soviet union. Under that definition, robert chandler is doing a yeomans job with the work of ukranianborn vasily grossman. The battle of stalingrad highlighted the main differences between soviet and german war machines, and the tactical nous of the commanders leading the armies. See all formats and editions hide other formats and. Beginning in april 1960, he was commander in chief of the ground forces and deputy minister of defense and at the same time, from july 1961, head of civil defense of the ussr. Given the importance of the battle of stalingrad in turning the tide, its no exaggeration to say that the training at chuikov s stalingrad academy of streetfighting was vital to the allies defeat of the germans in world war ii. Vasily chuikov, soviet general and later marshal who in world war ii commanded the defense at the battle of stalingrad, joined in turning adolf hitlers armies back, and led the soviet drive to berlin. Following world war ii, chuikov was chief of the group of soviet forces in germany 194953, commander of the kiev military district 195360, chief of the soviet armed forces and deputy minister of. In dana kramerrolls novel home is the hunter, star trek character pavel chekov refer to chuikov as his ancestor although vasily is spelled as vassili. The victory over axis forces by the red army during the battle of stalingrad in 19421943 is considered one of the major turning points of world war two.

I dont think it would have made a difference in november. During world war ii he was commanding the 62nd army, with which he was especially outstanding himself in the battle of stalingrad. B i bl i ogra phy acheson, dean, present at the creation, new york, 1969 adair, paul, hitlers greatest defeat the collapse of army group centre, june. The events of operation uranus transpired so quickly that its doubtful that friedrich paulus could have go. He was portrayed by a russian actor aleksandr slastin. Handwritten note by vasily chuikov vasily chuikov 1 page. Til 25 russian soldiers under the command of yakov pavlov defended a building during the battle of stalingrad so well that it never fell. Vasily chuikov simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chuikov, who led his troops in the defense of stalingrad that turned the fortunes of hitlers army, died thursday at the age of 82, his family said today. Chuikovs good wishes to karel safranek, wishing him good heath and success in work and privat life as well. He was an actor, known for serye volki 1993 and starye dolgi 1979. Vasily chuikov wikipedia bahasa melayu, ensiklopedia bebas.

The beginning of the road military editions of ussr ministry of defense, 1962 chuikov was 62nd armys commander of course. Feb 16, 2016 here we see a selection of vasily surikovs work, including. Vasily grossman 190564, one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century, served for over 1,000 days with the red army as a war correspondent on the eastern front. Aleksandr chuikov was born on april 4, 1936 in ryazan, moscow oblast, rsfsr, ussr as aleksandr aleksandrovitch chuikov. General vasily chuikov and the men of the 62nd army, supported by general alexander rodimtsevs th guards division, were trapped inside the city, where fighting amongst the bombedout ruins at times consisted of handtohand combat with only knives and spades as weapons. He was the commander of the 62nd army which saw heavy combat during the battle of stalingrad. Vasily ivanovich chuikov 12 february 1900 18 march 1982 was a soviet military officer. Aug 23, 2016 vasily ivanovich chuikov was a soviet lieutenant general in the red army during world war ii, commander of the 62nd army during the battle of stalingrad, twice hero of the soviet union, and after. The beginning of the road, the story of the battle of. The fires of hell at stalingrad by those who were there. Stalingrad was the beginning of the road towards the defeat of hitler and the nazis. The battle of berlin was a sustained and ultimately successful attack on the german city by the allied forces of the soviet union from april 16 to may 2, 1945, during world war ii. Jun 16, 2016 it may or may not have made a difference in the ultimate fate of the sixth army. Chuikov meeting eastgerman president wilhelm pieck vasily chuykov february 12, 1900 march 18, 1982 was a soviet military leader.

Beginning in may 1953, he was commander of the troops of the kiev military district. According to an essay by aviya kusher, that is the role of those who translate works from a foreign language. Petersburg 1870, menshikov in berezov 1883, a noblewoman morozova 1887, morning of strelets. Vasily chuikov author of the end of the third reich. Dec 26, 2012 for almost six months, chuikov invented a new kind of urban warfare in which the idea was to hug the enemy. Til 25 russian soldiers under the command of yakov.