Pictured on the left: the Commander of the 43rd Regiment, V.I. Chuikov; Commander of the 5th Infantry Division, V.M. Azin. Orenburg Region, Buguruslan, Russia in 1919. From the beginning of 1919, Chuikov served on the Eastern Front as part of the 28th Rifle Division of the 2nd Army. During fighting near Menzelinsk, the commander of the 40th Regiment was wounded, and Chuikov assumed command. After this regiment was renamed the 43rd Rifle Regiment in May 1919, V.I. Chuikov was