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Chuikov
Chuikov or Chuykov (russian: Чуйков) is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Chuikova or Chuykova. It may refer to *Evgeniy Chuikov Evgeniy Vasilievich Chuikov ( Russian language: Евгений Васильевич Чуйков; May 18, 1924 – February 15, 2000) was a Ukrainian landscape painter working in the Russian realist ( The Wanderers) and French Impressionist t ... (1924–2000), Ukrainian landscape painter * Sergey Chuykov (born 1980), Azerbaijani futsal player * Vasily Chuikov (1900–1982), Soviet military leader {{surname Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasily Chuikov
Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (russian: link=no, Васи́лий Ива́нович Чуйко́в; ; – 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
