The Generals of WWII

Generals from Soviet Union Flag for Soviet Union
Portrait of Kombrig Ivan Georgievich Bessonov

Bessonov, Ivan Georgievich

Kombrig

* 24th of August 1904

† 19th of April 1950

(NKVD)

(Иван Георгиевич Бессонов)

Promotions

1939-11-13 Kombrig

Service

1938-01-15 1938-08-XX Commanding Officer 3rd NKVD Motorised Rifle Regiment
1938-08-XX 1938-09-XX Chief of Staff, 3rd Section, NKVD Border Troops, Leningrad
1938-09-XX 1938-10-XX Attending Frunze Military Academy
1938-10-XX 1939-03-XX Assistant Chief of Staff, Red Banner Baltic Fleet
1939-03-XX 1940-05-04 Chief of Combat Training Section, Main Border Troops Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1940-05-04 1941-04-XX Chief of 2nd Section, NKVD Border Troops, Transbaikal
1941-04-XX 1941-08-26 Chief of Staff, 102nd Rifle Division
1941-07-18 1941-07-24 Acting Commanding Officer 102nd Rifle Division
1941-08-26 1945-05-15 Prisoner of War
1945-05-15 1950-04-19 Arrested
1950-04-19 Condemned to death
1950-04-19 Executed
Picture source: From Sovetskie Generaly v Plenu by Fedor Sverdlov, 1999