Pictured: (L-R) Major General Ivan Susloparov with Colonel General Vasily Chuikov at the signing of the surrender in Berlin, 1945 (photo...

Pictured: Heroes of Stalingrad, L-R Yakov Pavlov, Vasily Zaitsev, and Marshal V.I. Chuikov in Volgograd, 1970s. The Immortal Regiment...

Pictured: (L-R) Marshal of Aviation V.A. Sudets, Marshal of the Soviet Union V.I. Chuikov, and Colonel General V.A. Belyavsky in Odessa...

Pictured: Colonel General V.I. Chuikov with Major General M.G. Vainrub (right). For more on Chuikov's relationship with Vainrub, see this...

Pictured: Chuikov’s letter to his wife Valentina from Berlin, 10 May 1945. Translation: Hello, my dear Valya! I’m kissing you, my love,...