Vasily ivanovich chuikov was a soviet military officer. Buy battle for stalingrad by vasili ivanovich chuikov isbn. General chuikov s defenders to tie down the advancing 6th army. Til 25 russian soldiers under the command of yakov pavlov defended a building during the battle of stalingrad so well that it never fell. That way, the germans would find it difficult, if not impossible to use the luftwaffe and heavy artilery, without the risk of hitting their own troops. Stalingrad and life and fate are modelled on war and peace the only book grossman said he was able to read at the front.
Hayward most accounts of the battle of stalingrad have focused on the dismal fate of the german army. Mar 14, 2020 vasily chuikov, soviet general and later marshal who in world war ii commanded the defense at the battle of stalingrad, joined in turning adolf hitlers armies back, and led the soviet drive to berlin. Dec 26, 2012 we know a whole lot more about field marshal friedrich wilhelm ernst paulus, who commanded the german 6th army besieging stalingrad, than we know about general vasily ivanovich chuikov, who fought the german war machine to a draw by his creative leadership of the soviet 62nd army. Given the importance of the battle of stalingrad in turning the tide, its no exaggeration to say that the training at chuikov s stalingrad academy of streetfighting was vital to the allies defeat of the germans in world war ii. In the autumn months of 1942, general chuikov and the soviet 62nd army waged a battle. No war has caused greater human suffering than the second world war on germanys eastern front. Battle of the century, is a translation of chuikovs 1975 edition, a very different work. The heavy casualties, the constant retreat, the shortage of food and munitions, the difficulty of receiving reinforcements.
The battle of stalingrad highlighted the main differences between soviet and german war machines, and the tactical nous of the commanders leading the armies. Is the soviet tactic of hugging still relevant in the todays. The beginning of the road, the story of the battle of. Semyon afanasievich chuikov was born 17 october 1902 in bishkek, kyrgyz soviet socialist republic of the ussr. Having been conscripted into the imperial russian army during world war i, zhukov joined the red army in 1918, served as a cavalry commander during the russian civil war, and afterward. He meant that the soviet troops should keep as close to the enemy as possible. Memorial marshall of the soviet union vasily chuikov volgograd. Joness outstanding new book, uses memoirs, eyewitness accounts, and recently opened soviet archival material to uncover how the soldiers of gen.
What was the role of nikita khrushchev during the battle. To understand the hardships of battle in stalingrad, the actual conditions of the city must be clarified. The battle for stalingrad by chuikov vasili i abebooks. Vasily chuikov s sixtysecond army overcame incredible odds to save stalins namesake city from german invaders during the. Amazon price new from used from hardcover please retry. The battle of stalingrad during world war ii between the soviet red army and nazi troops was long known to be bloody on both sides, but the extent of the horror was suppressed by the government until now. May 30, 2019 marshal georgy zhukov december 1, 1896june 18, 1974 was the most important and most successful russian general in world war ii. Chuikov, who was commander of the soviet 62nd army tasked with defending stalingrad, gives a great first hand account of the battle from his perspective. The son of peasants, chuikov worked as a mechanic apprentice from the age of 12. The luftwaffe and hitlers defeat in the east, 19421943 modern war studies by joel s. I dont think it would have made a difference in november.
I am now looking for another book he wrote about the battle for stalingrad. There was the famous interview, whether its apocryphal or not one doesnt know, with khrushchev, who was the chief political officer of the stalingrad front, and chuikov. Vasily chuikov soviet general britannica encyclopedia britannica. Mar 28, 2001 violating the dead two books tell the truth about stalingrad, the most horrific battle of our time and a movie desecrates it. Chuikovs account of the battle was first published in 1962.
Vasily chuikov, soviet general and later marshal who in world war ii commanded the defense at the battle of stalingrad, joined in turning. Vasily ivanovich chuikov 12 february 1900 18 march 1982 was a soviet military officer. He subsequently became commanding general of all soviet land forces. While there is some honest, genuine reflection in this work, chuikov s account is tainted. General vasily ivanovich chuikov 19001982 was a high ranked soviet military personnel, commander of the red army during the civil war, and lieutenant general during world war ii. Sunday the 31st of january marked 73rd anniversary of the surrender of the remnants of the german 6th army to the soviets at stalingrad. General vasily chuikov commander of russian 62nd army at stalingrad. Book or magazine covers, commercial, promotional, advertorial, endorsement, advertising, or merchandising purposes in any media e. I have now reedited the book and eliminated some mistakes. Many early ones were german memoirs, or about specific germans.
The beginning of the road, the story of the battle of stalingrad. For the legendary soviet 62nd army, clinging to the western bank of the vast volga river sometimes by as little as 20 yards, was commanded by chuikov, who miraculously almost overnight became the red armys leading expert on urban combat tactics. The battle for stalingrad by vasili ivanovich chuikov. May 04, 2016 let me first make sure we are on the same page by presenting the definition of the term hugging the enemy, it means. Chuikov had established his headquarters on the mamayev kurgan, the tartar burial hill in stalingrad.
According to general vasili chuikov in the battle for stalingrad, khruschev was the political commisar overseeing the generals for the critical volga region. Vasili ivanovich chuikov author of the battle for stalingrad. And from reading your book, it seems that it was by sheer force of will that he managed to hold stalingrad. In the 1980s and 1990s, many were essentially derived from those sources plus a narrow base of soviet sources, the predominant one being memoirs by vasily chuikov, who headed the soviet sixtysecond. Vasily ivanovich chuikov was a soviet lieutenant general in the red army during world war ii, commander of the 62nd army during the battle of stalingrad, twice hero of the soviet union, and after. That book was translated into english and published in the 1965 book, the battle for stalingrad. One sanction, which chuikov was never ashamed to use, was the threat of a bullet in the back. Battle of stalingrad history lapse, the comic book of. He was the commander of the 62nd army which saw heavy combat during the battle of stalingrad. The discipline he maintained was savage even by the standards of zhukovs red army. List of books and articles about battle of stalingrad. The events of operation uranus transpired so quickly that its doubtful that friedrich paulus could have go.
The book proper does comprise a convincing, if somewhat stiff, account of that tremendously valiant, costly, and crucial victory. One, sanction, never, ashamed, use, threat, bullet, discipline, maintained. Of the two defending soviet armies, the 64th and the 62d, it was chuikov s 62d which took over the inner defense, drawing the full german fire. The failure at stalingrad was perfected through the battle at kursk, after which germany definitively lost the strategic initiative in the east, which, in the end, meant the loss of the war. Sovfotouniversal images group via getty images textfortogglebutton170987607. There have been hundreds of books on the battle, dating back to the early 1950s. This city went into the history books as stalingrad.
His grave is atop the vast russian war memorial at mamayev kurgan, mamayev hill, right below the awesome 170 foot freestanding statue of the rodinamat, the mother. The fall of berlin is an important military book as well as a fascinating memoir of. Stalingrad was certainly hell, but chuikov returned to it in the end. Georgy zhukov, marshal of the soviet union, the most important soviet military commander during world war ii. For almost a month, german general frederich paulus sixth army and gen.
Chuikov was a commander on stalingrad, so the guy knows his shit. Vasily ivanovich chuikov 12 february 1900 18 march 1982 was a great infantry combat general in the soviet military as an officer. It was at stalingrad that chuikov developed the important tactic of hugging the enemy, by which soviet soldiers kept the. Vasily chuikov, general of the soviet forces in stalingrad, later joked that the germans lost more men trying to take pavlovs house than they did taking paris. As the commander of the 62nd army he led the troops that turned the fortunes of the german army during the battle of stalingrad. The book is redolent of its communist origins, but remains an insightful analysis of the tactics and history of the battle within the city. The city that defeated the third reich and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. In june 1941, when hitler launched operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union, with a vast. Vasili ivanovich chuikov is the author of the battle for stalingrad 4. Vasily ivanovich chuikov february 12, 1900 march 18, 1982 was a soviet lieutenant general in the red army during world war ii, commander of the 62nd army during the battle of stalingrad, twice hero of the soviet union 1944, 1945, and after the war a marshal of the soviet union.
General vasily chuikov stalingrad 1942 wwii recolored using photoshop cs4. This is a must read for anyone truly interested in the battle for stalingrad and modern urban warfare. Fall of berlin di chuikov, vasili ivanovich e una grande selezione di libri, arte e articoli da collezione disponibile su abebooks. Discover librarianselected research resources on battle of stalingrad from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. The luftwaffe began its bombing campaign against the city of stalingrad on august 23rd, a day which will never be forgotten. So far, i only found it in spanish, which im not well versed at. Soviet artist semyon chuikov 1902 1980 peoples artist of the ussr 1963, the winner of two stalin prizes 1949, 1951, full member of the ussr academy of arts 1958, the founder of the modern kyrgyz art. Til 25 russian soldiers under the command of yakov. At stalingrad, he literally wrote the book on the tactics of successful urban war. Chuikov and khruschev hold stalingrad in september 1942, the rattenkrieg, or war of the rats, in stalingrad had reached a fever pitch.
Subtitled the story of the battle for stalingrad, this is a volume of war memoirs which should carry more weight than most. He developed important new tactics for close combat, most notably the concept of keeping at constant close quarters with the germans so as to minimize their advantage in firepower. General vasily chuikov stalingrad 1942 wwii recolored us. He was the commander of the 62nd army which saw heavy combat during the longest, bloodiest battle in history, the battle of stalingrad. Vasily chuikov author of the end of the third reich. Vasily chuikov, soviet general and later marshal who in world war ii commanded the defense at the battle of stalingrad, joined in turning adolf hitler. Only four men of the original platoon, including pavlov, managed to pull through the siege and welcome the advancing soviet troops. The battle for stalingrad, marshal chuikov vividly described how his forces. Hitlers rise to power and eventual defeat may appear to some people as distant history.
Lieutenant general vasily chuikov 19001982 is probably the bestknown defender of stalingrad. I read this when i was 16, and have been interested in stalingrad ever since. Eyewitness accounts from the 6th army frontline books, 2014 jochen hellbeck stalingrad. Vasily chuikov author of the end of the third reich goodreads. General chuikov was a thickset soldier with a bellowing laugh that exposed a mouthful of goldcapped teeth. He was responsible for the successful defense of moscow, stalingrad, and leningrad against german forces and eventually pushed them back to germany. The germans had friedrich paulus, who was 51 years old, and led the german 6 th army while the soviet union had vasily chuikov, who was 42 years old and led the soviet 62 nd army.
Chuikov was the general on the scene at stalingrad. Lieutenant general in the soviet red army during world war ii who after the war became a marshal of the soviet union. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chuikov unconventionally includes many personal remembrances from combatants. One soviet general, vasily chuikov, liked to point out that the 42d. General vasily chuikov, who was in command of the soviet forces in stalingrad, bragged how the germans lost more troops at pavlovs house than they did conquering paris. Get the best stalingrad battle of 19421943 books at our marketplace.
After his unyielding stand at stalingrad, line troops nicknamed him general. He also served as chief of the general staff, minister of defence, and was a member of the. The german attack on stalingrad in photos leaping horseman books, 2009 anton joly stalingrad battle atlas staldata publications, 20 reinhold busch survivors of stalingrad. Before the soviet unions entry into world war ii, vasily chuikov was an advisor of chiang kaisheks in china, but in 1942 he was recalled to lead the 62nd russian army in stalingrad. Story of weapons and tactics from troy to stalingrad, the. Chuikov and khruschev hold stalingrad buks historical. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about battle for stalingrad by vasili ivanovich chuikov. In book two of the third volume of his magisterial stalingrad trilogy, david glantz continues and concludes his definitive history of one of the most infamous battles of world war two, the stalingrad campaign that signaled germanys failure on the eastern front and marked a.
Vasily ivanovich chuikov was a soviet lieutenant general in the red army during world war ii, commander of the 62nd army during the battle of stalingrad, twice hero of the soviet union. Staldata publications seeks to provide the most uptodate information on the battle of stalingrad, through online and print research projets. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jun 16, 2016 it may or may not have made a difference in the ultimate fate of the sixth army. The stalingrad trilogy university press of kansas, 2009 jason mark angriff. Victory in the war cost the red army over 29 million casualties, whose collective fate is only now being properly documented. Click to read more about battle for stalingrad by vasili ivanovich chuikov. General vasily chuikov was in command of the russian 62nd army defending the besieged city of stalingrad. Unearthed interviews with russian soldiers from the battle of. Chuikov was the russian general, commander of the 62nd army, who successfully defended stalingrad. How the red army survived the german onslaught, michael k. Book news inc, 062010 much has been written about the battle for stalingrad, but nothing as interesting as this volume by a sniper who was wounded several times, buried alive in a sealed bunker with a number of dead russian soldiers, and given the permission to start a school for snipers.
The battle of stalingrad, lasting 199 days, was one of the greatest battles in the history of humanity and one of the watershed moments of the 20th century. What was the role of nikita khrushchev during the battle of stalingrad. Sep 21, 2012 vasilij chuikov, the battle for stalingrad, rineharth and winston, 1964 william craig, enemy at the gates, konecky konecky, 1973 john erickson, the road to stalingrad, weidenfeld and nicolson, 1975 martin gilbert, the second world war. Politically, the book is a product of its time, treating kruschev with great reverence without explaining why this edition was published in 1964, so political conditions within the soviet union required glorified treatment of kruschev. Following world war ii, chuikov was chief of the group of soviet forces in germany 194953, commander of the kiev military district 195360, chief of the soviet armed forces and deputy minister of. Vasily chuikov, soviet general and later marshal who in world war ii commanded the defense at the battle of stalingrad, joined in turning adolf hitler s armies back, and led the soviet drive to berlin. From independent historian beevor coauthor, paris after the liberation, 1994, etc. Buy the battle for stalingrad by vasili i chuikov isbn. Military history world war ii battle of stalingrad. He commanded the 62nd army as it fought from september 1942 to february 1943 against the initially far superior german forces in the city center and the industrial district to the north. The red armys defense of stalingrad and the encirclement of. During the battle of stalingrad, what did vasily chuikov. At his own insistence, he was the only marshal of the soviet union not to be buried in the kremlin wall.