The Generals of WWII

 

About the project

This project attempts to create a biographical database, which covers the army generals of all participating countries of the Second World War. At the moment the database contains 29021 short biographical sketches of the army generals of World War 2.

However, taking into account the scope of the project, the information on each general will vary in detail. Some generals have only been identified and listed with their last names, while others are listed with full names and sketches of their military careers. I am engaged in the quest for further biographical information on the generals and as a result there will be continual updates.

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I hope that you will find this a useful reference tool.

General of the day

Portrait of Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops Nikolai Mikhailovich Filippenko

Filippenko, Nikolai Mikhailovich

Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops

* 15th of October 1907

† 19th of September 1981

(Николай Михайлович Филиппенко)

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Promotions

1942-01-12 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-01-20 Colonel
1945-07-11 Major-General of Tank Troops
1958-02-28 Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops

Service

1941-10-06 –1942-01-16 Deputy Commanding Officer 19th Separate Tank Regiment
1942-01-16 –1942-07-13 Chief of Staff, 19th Tank Brigade
1942-07-13 –1943-03-02 Commanding Officer 19th Tank Brigade
1943-03-02 –1943-11-19 Commanding Officer 16th Guards Tank Brigade
1943-11-19 –1944-02-XX Wounded and hospitalised
1944-02-XX –1947-04-02 Commanding Officer 1st Tank Training Brigade
1947-04-02 –1948-01-XX Commanding Officer 9th Separate Tank Training Regiment
1948-01-XX –1948-04-04 Commanding Officer 22nd Separate Cadre Mechanised Regiment
1948-04-28 –1950-06-25 Commanding Officer 22nd Mechanised Division
1950-06-25 –1951-07-04 Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1951-05-10 –1952-04-04 Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, 7th Guards Army
1952-04-04 –1957-07-13 Commanding Officer 4th Guards Tank Division
1957-07-13 –1961-02-06 Assistant Commander in Chief for Tank Armaments, Moscow Military District
1961-02-06 –1962-08-25 Assistant Commander in Chief for Tank & Mobile Forces, Moscow Military District
1962-08-25 –1962-12-12 At disposal of the Commander in Chief of Ground Forces
1962-12-12 Retired
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