The battle of Kursk... the forcing of the Dnieper... and the liberation of Kiev, left Hitlerite Germany facing catastrophe.

- Vasily Chuikov

Every German soldier must be made to feel that he is living under the muzzle of a Russian gun.

- Vasily Chuikov

When a decision is taken belatedly, its execution inevitably leads to haste.

- Vasily Chuikov

The heavy casualties, the constant retreat, the shortage of food and munitions, the difficulty of receiving reinforcements... all this had a very bad…

- Vasily Chuikov