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Topic: Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov


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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Stalingrad
Vasily Chuikov during World War II Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (Васи́лий Ива́нович Чуйко́в) (February 12, 1900 - March 18, 1982) was a lieutenant general in the Soviet Red Army during World War II, two times Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945), who after the war became a Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev was credited with 242 kills during the battle.
The strain on both military commanders was immense: Paulus developed an uncontrollable tic in his eye, while Chuikov experienced an outbreak of eczema that required him to bandage his hands completely.
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 Battle of Stalingrad - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Chuikov refused to meet the Germans outside the city, and had instead set up a huge number of strongpoints in the houses and factories inside.
The strain on both commanders was immense: von Paulus developed an uncontrollable tic in his eye, while Chuikov was experiencing an outbreak of eczema that required him to bandage his hands completely.
He became increasingly convinced that the battle in the city represented the end of the war itself, and the ability to claim that they had captured "Stalin's City" was a victory worth more than the original battle plan.
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