Vasily Chuikov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasily Chuikov

Soviet military commander

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1900

Place of Birth: Serebryanye Prudy, Russia

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1982

Profession: politician, military officer, memoirist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (12 February 1900 – 18 March 1982) was a Soviet military officer.
He was the commander of the 62nd Army which saw heavy combat during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Following World War II, Chuikov was Chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (1949–53), commander of the Kiev Military District (1953–60), Chief of the Soviet Armed Forces and Deputy Minister of Defense (1960–64), and head of the Soviet Civil Defense Forces (1961–72). Chuikov was twice awarded the titles Hero of the Soviet Union (1944 and 1945) and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by the United States for his actions during the Battle of Stalingrad.
In 1955, he was named a Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Following his death in 1982, he was interred at the Stalingrad memorial at Mamayev Kurgan, which had been the site of heavy fighting.