Comments by "" (@obsidianjane4413) on "Chuikov's "most critical day" BATTLESTORM STALINGRAD E29" video.

That Krylov issued an order is slim evidence the Chuikov was relieved. Any of that would have been documented., especially if Stalin was involved. Its much more likely it was a command decision by Krylov, or simply Chuikov was doing something else or even sleeping. Chuikov requested the withdrawal of his headquarters because they were under direct fire and you can't run an army like that, not that he personally wanted to save himself. Like you mentioned, he would have been very aware that that wasn't going to happen.
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@lovablesnowman If you know anything about the Soviet Union is that after Stalin died a lot of his "dirt" cam to light and there were plenty of witnesses in high places who would have had motivation to "set the record straight". In addition, Stalin had absolutely no incentive to build up Chiikov as a hero at this point. You are making the mistake of trying to shoehorn the facts to fit a theory. That isn't how you history.
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