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Portrait of Major-General Petr Nikiforovich Chekmazov

Chekmazov, Petr Nikiforovich

Major-General

* 26th of January 1901

† September 1983

(Петр Никифорович Чекмазов)

Promotions

1940-04-28 Lieutenant-Colonel
1943-09-15 Major-General

Service

1940-08-XX 1941-02-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, 15th Army
1941-02-XX 1941-11-XX Deputy Chief of Intelligence Section, Far Eastern Front
1941-11-XX 1941-12-XX At disposal of Intelligence Directorate, General Staff
1941-12-XX 1942-02-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Volkhov Front
1942-02-XX 1942-03-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Southern Front
1942-03-XX 1943-03-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Briansk Front
1943-03-XX 1943-04-XX Chief of 5th Section, 2nd Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1943-04-XX 1943-08-XX Chief of 3rd Section, Intelligence Directorate, General Staff
1943-08-XX 1943-10-20 Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Central Front
1943-08-XX 1943-10-20 Chief of Intelligence Section, Central Front
1943-10-20 1944-02-24 Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Belorussian Front
1943-10-20 1944-02-24 Chief of Intelligence Section, Belorussian Front
1944-02-24 1945-03-XX Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, 1st Belorussian Front
1944-02-24 1945-03-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, 1st Belorussian Front
1945-03-XX 1945-07-XX At disposal of Intelligence Directorate, General Staff
1945-07-XX 1945-10-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, 3rd Belorussian Front
1945-10-XX 1946-03-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Baranovichi Military District
1946-03-XX 1949-11-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Belorussian Military District
1949-11-XX 1952-05-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Central Group of Forces
1952-02-XX 1953-05-XX Chief of 2nd Section, 3rd Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1953-05-XX 1953-11-XX Chief of 9th Section, 2nd Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1953-11-XX 1955-04-XX Deputy Head of 6th Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1955-05-XX 1956-09-XX Senior Military Adviser to the German Democratic Republic
1956-09-XX 1958-07-XX Deputy Head of 5th Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1958-07-XX 1958-09-26 Deputy Head of Reserve Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1958-09-26 Retired
Picture source: From: 'Великая Отечественная. Начальники разведки фронтов, армий, флотов, флотилий', 2014