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Stalinsgrad Hero Chuikov Describes Courage Under Fire
United Press report from Moscow details Lieut Gen Vassili Chuikov's defense of Stalingrad as he recalls house by house fighting, mass hand to hand combat, and the tactics that kept the city from falling. The interview portrays unyielding resolve, close urban combat, and the Soviet strategy that halted the German advance.
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Stalingrad
Henry Shapiro
United Press Moscow
Stalingrad Front
RED Army
Vassili Ivanovich Chuikov
Chuikov
Don River
I. N. Christiankov
Moscow
Chuikovy
Front Military Council
Volga
Hitler
Rodimtzev
Mamaev
Gorishnev
Smekhotorov
Guriev
Zholudev
Stalin
Gumrak
Valery Chkalov
America
Tula
St. Petersburg
Leningrad