"In March 1942, Chuikov was recalled from China to defend against the
German invasion of the Soviet Union. By September, he was assigned
command of the 62nd Army in defense of Stalingrad. Tasked with holding the city at all costs, Chuikov adopted keeping the
Soviet front-line positions as close to the Germans as physically
possible. This served as an effective countermeasure against the
Wehrmacht's combined-arms
tactics, but by mid-November 1942 the Germans had captured most of the
city after months of slow advance. In late November Chuikov's 62nd Army
joined the rest of the Soviet forces in a counter-offensive, which led
to the surrender of the German 6th Army in early 1943. After Stalingrad,
Chuikov led his forces into Poland during Operation Bagration and the Vistula–Oder Offensive before advancing on Berlin. He personally accepted the unconditional surrender of German forces in Berlin on 2 May 1945."
Another capable allied commander,
Brian
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