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Chuikov at the 62nd Army command post in Stalingrad in December 1942. The determination that Chuikov instilled in his men enabled the 62nd Army to defend the city against all odds. Chuikov presenting the guards banner of the 39th Guards Rifle Division in Stalingrad in January 1943 Chuikov, holding a stick, amidst the ruins of Stalingrad in 1943.
Vasily Chuikov Military unit The 8th Guards Order of Lenin Combined Arms Army (abbreviated 8th GCAA ) was an army of the Soviet Army , as a successor to the 62nd Army of the Soviet Union 's Red Army , which was formed during World War II and was disbanded in 1998 after being downsized into a corps.
From mid August 1942 until late January 1943, the 62nd Army, under the command of General Vasily Chuikov, fought in the Battle of Stalingrad. 62nd Army conducted an epic defense of the city against repeated and desperate attacks by the German 6th Army. The Army, along with the 64th Army, was operating under the Soviet Stalingrad Front.
The parade in Grodno was supervised by Kombrig Vasily Chuikov." [13] Another author, Alexander Nekrich, made a similar claim, taking some "photographs" as evidence: "The conclusion of military operations against Poland was marked by joint parades of German and Soviet militaries in Brest and Lwow in the first days of October [1939]." [14]
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Appearing in exclusive interviews would be Russian Commanders like Georgi Zhukov and Vasily Chuikov. Other interviews shot for the series included Soviet general secretary Leonid Brezhnev and Averell Harriman , who was U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union during World War II.
Beyond the Volga River on the eastern boundary of Stalingrad, additional Soviet units were formed into the 62nd Army under Lieutenant General Vasiliy Chuikov on 11 September 1942. Tasked with holding the city at all costs, [69] Chuikov proclaimed, "We will defend the city or die in the attempt."
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