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Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Marshal of the Soviet Union
Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov

12 February 1900 - 18 March 1982
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Maria A. Kithcart

A Soviet Marshal at the Pentagon

Pictured: The Battle for Stalingrad, inscribed by Marshal V. I. Chuikov, which reads, "General Wheeler (spelled Уиллер in Cyrillic), with...

Maria A. Kithcart

Gen. Chuikov and the Ingenious Gen. Vainrub: Affirming Jewish Leadership in the 8th Guards Army

Pictured clockwise: Promotional evaluation of Col. Matvey Vainrub to the rank of Major General, 2 March 1944. Marked "SECRET", the...

Maria A. Kithcart

Youth Was Tempered in Battles

Pictured: Soviet-era journal Za Rulyem (Behind the Wheel), No. 8 August 1968 edition; Marshal V. I. Chuikov’s article titled “Communists,...

Maria A. Kithcart

Myth Versus Reality: The "White-Gloved" General Chuikov

Pictured: Lieutenant-General V.I. Chuikov with one of his hands wrapped in a bandage, 1943; personal letter to military doctor A. M....

Maria A. Kithcart

A Warning from Stalin

Pictured: The Commander of the 8th Guards Army, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel-General V.I. Chuikov sets the combat mission, 1944....

Maria A. Kithcart

Authenticity Versus Arrogance

Pictured: (far left) A. A. Grechko, L. I. Brezhnev, E. Honecker, Commander-in-Chief of the GSVG E. F. Ivanovsky, and V. I. Chuikov (far...

Maria A. Kithcart

A Soviet Marshal at the Pentagon

Pictured: The Battle for Stalingrad, inscribed by Marshal V. I. Chuikov, which reads, "General Wheeler (spelled Уиллер in Cyrillic), with...