The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Iakov Grigorevich Melnikov

Melnikov, Iakov Grigorevich

Major-General

* 1901

† 1962

(Яков Григорьевич Мельников)

Promotions

1942-12-05 Colonel
1944-03-02 Major-General

Service

1941-04-30 1942-03-16 Military Commissar, 95th Rifle Division
1942-08-25 1942-10-09 Military Commissar, X Guards Rifle Corps
1942-10-09 1943-04-06 Deputy Commanding Officer for Political Affairs, X Guards Rifle Corps
1945-XX-XX Chief Adviser, Political Directorate, Mongolian People's Army