The Generals of WWII

 

About the project

This project attempts to create a biographical database, which covers the army generals of all participating countries of the Second World War. At the moment the database contains 28264 short biographical sketches of the army generals of World War 2.

However, taking into account the scope of the project, the information on each general will vary in detail. Some generals have only been identified and listed with their last names, while others are listed with full names and sketches of their military careers. I am engaged in the quest for further biographical information on the generals and as a result there will be continual updates.

To find information on a specific general use the Search function or just click on The Generals and then choose the country of origin.

I hope that you will find this a useful reference tool.

General of the day

Portrait of Lieutenant-General of Aviation Aleksandr Konstantinovich Bogorodetskii

Bogorodetskii, Aleksandr Konstantinovich

Lieutenant-General of Aviation

* 21st of November 1902

† 22nd of May 1986

(Александр Константинович Богородецкий)

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Promotions

1941-11-09 Major-General of Aviation
1946-03-01 Lieutenant-General of Aviation

Service

1937-10-XX 1938-07-XX Commanding Officer 55th Fast Bomber Aviation Brigade
1938-07-XX 1940-05-XX Commanding Officer 44th Fast Bomber Aviation Regiment
1939-05-XX 1940-06-XX Commanding Officer 1st Fast Bomber Aviation Regiment
1940-06-XX 1940-09-09 Assistant Commanding Officer 3rd Mixed Aviation Brigade
1940-09-09 1941-11-24 Commanding Officer 19th Aviation Division
1941-11-24 1942-05-10 Commanding Officer Air Forces, 10th Army
1942-05-10 1942-07-05 Commanding Officer 214th Assault Aviation Division
1942-07-05 1945-02-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 1st Air Army
1945-02-XX 1945-11-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces, Lvov Military District
1945-11-XX 1946-04-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces, Kazan Military District
1946-04-XX 1947-03-XX Head of Military Schools Directorate, Long Range Aviation
1947-03-XX 1953-05-XX Head of Combat Training Directorate, Long Range Aviation
1950-09-XX 1953-05-XX Deputy Commander in Chief for Combat Training, Long Range Aviation
1953-05-XX 1955-07-XX Assistant Commander in Chief of Long Range Aviation
1955-07-XX 1957-01-XX Head of Combat Training Directorate, Long Range Aviation
1957-01-XX At disposal of the Commander in Chief of the Air Force
1958-01-XX Inspector-General of Strategic & Long Range Aviation
1958-01-XX 1959-08-XX Attached to the Scientific Research Group, Main Staff, Air Force
1959-08-XX 1960-10-10 Deputy Chief of the Scientific Research Group, Main Staff, Air Force
1960-10-10 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Mikhail Eremenko
 

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