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Vasily Chuikov was a Soviet politician, military officer, memoirist, and writer. Born in Serebryanye Prudy in 1900, he served in the Red Army and attained the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union, as well as the ranks of kombrig, komdiv, and comcor. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and served on its Central Committee. His military service included participation in the Russian Civil War, the Winter War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the Eastern Front.
Chuikov commanded the 9th Army and received several awards, including the Order of Lenin, the Medal "For the Victory over Japan," the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945," and the Order of the Red Banner. He was educated at the M.V. Frunze Military Academy and spoke Russian. He participated in the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 22nd Congresses of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He died in Moscow in 1982 and is buried at Mamayev Kurgan. His notable work is titled *The Great Patriotic War*.
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- The Great Patriotic War
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Serebryanye Prudy
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- writer
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Participant in
- 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Military branch
- Red Army
- Military rank
- general of the army
- Image
- Chuikov. A. Mironov.jpg
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- Vasily Chuikov
- date of death
- 1982-03-18
- date of birth
- 1900-01-31
- place of burial
- Mamayev Kurgan
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- 9th Army
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- name in native language
- Василий Иванович Чуйков
- start of work period
- 1917-00-00
- ethnic group
- Russians
- end of work period
- 1972-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (Russian: Василий Иванович Чуйков, Russian: [vɐˈsʲilʲɪj t͡ɕʉjkof]; 12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1900 – 18 March 1982) was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He is best known for commanding the 62nd Army which saw heavy combat during the Battle of Stalingrad in the Second World War and for being the commanding general to receive the surrender of the German troops defending Berlin.
Born to a peasant family near Tula, Chuikov earned his living as a factory worker from the age of 12. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, he joined the Red Army and distinguished himself during the Russian Civil War. After graduating from the Frunze Military Academy, Chuikov worked as a military attaché and intelligence officer in China and the Russian Far East. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Chuikov commanded the 4th Army during the Soviet invasion of Poland, and the 9th Army during the Winter War against Finland. In December 1940, he was again appointed military attaché to China in support of Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists in the war against Japan.
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