The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General of Tank Troops Pavel Avtonomovich Garkusha

Garkusha, Pavel Avtonomovich

Major-General of Tank Troops

* 7th of November 1901

† 28th of November 1981

(Павел Автономович Гаркуша)

Promotions

1940-10-08 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-11-18 Colonel
1945-07-11 Major-General of Tank Troops

Service

1939-10-20 1941-01-08 Chief of Staff, 42nd Light Tank Brigade
1941-01-08 1941-03-06 Assistant Commanding Officer 42nd Light Tank Brigade
1941-03-06 1941-09-29 Commanding Officer 121st Tank Regiment
1941-09-29 1942-04-28 Commanding Officer Amur Tank Division
1942-04-28 1943-04-07 Deputy Commanding Officer for Tank Forces, 35th Army
1943-04-07 1943-12-15 Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, 35th Army
1943-12-15 1945-07-20 Deputy Commanding Officer XI Guards Tank Corps
1945-07-20 1946-01-31 Deputy Commanding Officer 11th Guards Tank Division
1946-01-31 1947-08-12 Commanding Officer 9th Tank Division
1947-08-12 1948-04-10 Assistant Commanding Officer 2nd Guards Mechanised Army
1948-04-10 1954-09-23 Assistant Commanding Officer 8th Mechanised Army
1954-09-23 1957-06-04 Deputy Commanding Officer 8th Mechanised Army
1957-06-04 1957-08-03 Deputy Commanding Officer 8th Tank Army
1957-08-03 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Mikhail Eremenko