Pictured: General of the Army V.I. Chuikov and Ambassador Vladimir Semyonov at the founding of East Germany in Berlin, 7 Oct 1949 (German...

Pictured: Colonel General V.I. Chuikov (left) at the opening of the University of Jena, Germany, October 1945. During World War II,...

Pictured: Marshal V.I. Chuikov (center) during one of his visits to the GDR, 1974. He was awarded the first class gold version of the...

October 8, 1974: Marshal of the  Soviet Union  V.I. Chuikov (center), Commander of the 8th Guards Army during the  Battle  of the Seelow...

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...