What is Vasily Chuikov?
[[File:Stamp of Kyrgyzstan chuikov.jpg|thumb|[[Kyrgyzstan]] commemorative postage of Marshal Chuikov]] [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-09139-020, Berlin, 75. Geburtstag Wilhelm Piecks.jpg|thumb|Chuikov meeting East-German president [[Wilhelm Pieck]]]] '''Vasily Chuykov''' (February 12, 1900 – March 18, 1982) was a Russian general. During World War II he was commanding the 62nd army, with which he was especially outstanding himself in the [[Battle of Stalingrad]]. He was twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]] (1944, 1945). He was made Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1955. {{Commonscat}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chuikov, Vasily}} [[Category:1900 births]] [[Category:1982 deaths]] [[Category:Soviet generals]] [[Category:Soviet military personnel of World War II]] [[Category:Marshals of the Soviet Union]]