The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Nikolai Vasilevich Sherstnev

Sherstnev, Nikolai Vasilevich

Major-General

* 19th of December 1901

† April 1990

(Николай Васильевич Шерстнев)

Promotions

1942-02-06 Lieutenant-Colonel
1942-11-06 Colonel
1943-10-07 Major-General

Service

1942-02-XX 1942-04-XX Deputy Chief of 6th Section, 1st Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1942-04-XX 1942-07-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Southern Front
1942-08-XX 1943-01-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Northern Group of Forces, Transcaucasian Front
1943-01-XX 1943-02-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Northern Caucasian Front
1943-03-XX 1943-04-XX Chief of 3rd Section, 2nd Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1943-04-XX 1945-06-XX Chief of 2nd Section, Intelligence Directorate, General Staff
1945-06-XX 1946-05-XX Deputy Head of 2nd Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1946-05-XX 1947-01-XX Deputy Head of 4th Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1947-01-XX 1947-07-XX Head of 4th Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1947-07-XX 1953-05-XX Head of 2nd Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1953-05-XX 1955-05-XX Deputy Head of 1st Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1955-05-XX 1956-05-XX Head of 6th Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1956-05-XX 1956-12-XX Head of 5th Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1956-12-XX 1957-10-XX Head of Reserve Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1957-10-XX 1959-06-XX Military Adviser to the Czechoslovakian Army
1959-06-XX 1960-01-12 At disposal of Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
Picture source: From: 'Великая Отечественная. Начальники разведки фронтов, армий, флотов, флотилий', 2014