The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Mekhlis, Lev Zakharovich
Colonel-General
* 25th of January 1889
† 13th of February 1953
(Лев Захарович Мехлис)
Promotions
| 1937-12-30 | Army-Commissar 2nd Rank |
| 1939-02-08 | Army-Commissar 1st Rank |
| 1942-06-04 | Corps-Commissar |
| 1942-12-06 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1944-07-29 | Colonel-General |
Service
| 1937-12-30 | – | 1940-09-06 | Head of Main Political Directorate |
| 1937-12-30 | – | 1940-09-06 | Deputy People's Commissar of Defence |
| 1938-01-08 | – | 1940-10-07 | Head of Main Political Propaganda Directorate |
| 1938-03-13 | – | 1940-12-17 | Member of the Supreme Military Council of the Red Army |
| 1939-XX-XX | – | 1940-XX-XX | Member of the Military Council, 7th Army |
| 1940-09-06 | – | 1946-03-XX | People's Commissar of State Control |
| 1940-09-06 | – | 1946-05-15 | Deputy Chairman of Council of People's Commissars of Soviet Union |
| 1941-06-21 | – | 1942-06-04 | Head of Main Political Propaganda Directorate |
| 1941-07-04 | – | 1941-07-12 | Member of the Military Council, Western Front |
| 1941-07-10 | – | 1942-06-04 | Deputy People's Commissar of Defence |
| 1941-08-XX | – | 1942-07-XX | Deputy Member of the Military Council, Western Front |
| 1942-01-XX | – | 1942-05-19 | Representative of the High Command to the Crimean Front |
| 1942-07-04 | – | 1942-09-25 | Member of the Military Council, 6th Army |
| 1942-09-28 | – | 1942-10-07 | Member of the Military Council, Voronezh Front |
| 1942-10-08 | – | 1943-04-17 | Member of the Military Council, Volkhov Front |
| 1943-04-10 | – | 1943-04-15 | Member of the Military Council, Reserve Front |
| 1943-04-18 | – | 1943-07-06 | Member of the Military Council, Steppe Military District |
| 1943-07-07 | – | 1943-10-10 | Member of the Military Council, Briansk Front |
| 1943-10-10 | – | 1943-10-20 | Member of the Military Council, Baltic Front |
| 1943-10-20 | – | 1943-12-16 | Member of the Military Council, 2nd Baltic Front |
| 1943-12-16 | – | 1944-04-15 | Member of the Military Council, Western Front |
| 1944-04-24 | – | 1944-07-28 | Member of the Military Council, 2nd Belorussian Front |
| 1944-08-05 | – | 1945-07-31 | Member of the Military Council, 4th Ukrainian Front |
| 1945-07-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Member of the Military Council, Carpathian Military District |
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1950-10-27 | Minister of State Control |
| 1949-07-30 | – | 1950-10-27 | Deputy Chairman of Council of Ministers of Soviet Union |
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin