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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Stalingrad |
 | | Vasily Chuikov during World War II Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (ÐаÑиÌлий ÐваÌÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ Ð§ÑйкоÌв) (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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