The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Colonel-General of Aviation Ivan Mikhailovich Sokolov

Sokolov, Ivan Mikhailovich

Colonel-General of Aviation

* 18th of June 1900

† 16th of March 1982

(Иван Михайлович Соколов)

Promotions

1941-10-29 Major-General of Aviation
1943-05-28 Lieutenant-General of Aviation
1944-11-02 Colonel-General of Aviation

Service

1941-XX-XX Chief of Staff, 1st Mixed Aviation Division
1941-07-XX 1941-08-XX Chief of Staff, Air Forces, 14th Army
1941-08-XX 1942-06-XX Chief of Staff, Air Forces, Karelian Front
1942-06-XX 1942-11-10 Commanding Officer Air Forces, Karelian Front
1942-11-10 1945-06-28 Commanding Officer 7th Air Army
1945-06-28 1945-09-04 Commanding Officer 9th Air Army
1946-XX-XX 1948-XX-XX Head of ? Department, Military Academy of the General Staff
1948-XX-XX 1949-XX-XX Head of Organisation-Mobilisation Directorate, Air Force Staff
1949-XX-XX 1953-XX-XX Deputy Chief for Organisation-Mobilisation, Air Force Staff
1953-XX-XX 1955-XX-XX Head of Frontline Bomber Formation 6 Training Directorate, Main Air Force Staff
1955-XX-XX 1959-XX-XX Chief of Main Air Staff
1959-XX-XX Retired
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