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 28685 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 Artillery Maksim Ivanovich Egorov

Egorov, Maksim Ivanovich

Lieutenant-General of Artillery

* 16th of January 1899

† 17th of September 1960

(Максим Иванович Егоров)

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Promotions

1943-06-07 Major-General of Artillery
1945-07-11 Lieutenant-General of Artillery

Service

1940-05-XX 1940-06-XX Commanding Officer 80th Artillery Regiment
1940-06-XX 1941-04-XX Commanding Officer 90th Howitzer Artillery Regiment
1941-04-XX 1941-06-27 Commanding Officer 720th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment
1941-06-27 1941-07-XX Wounded and hospitalised
1941-07-XX 1941-09-XX Commanding Officer 10th Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade
1941-09-XX 1941-10-XX Chief of Staff, Artillery, 26th Army
1941-10-XX 1941-11-05 Chief of Staff, Artillery, 50th Army
1941-11-05 1945-09-XX Commanding Officer Artillery, 61st Army
1945-09-XX 1946-02-04 Commanding Officer Artillery, Don Military District
1946-02-04 1946-05-XX Commanding Officer Artillery, Northern Caucasian Military District
1946-05-XX 1946-12-XX At disposal of the Military Council, Northern Caucasian Military District
1946-12-XX 1947-03-XX Deputy Commanding Officer Artillery, Ural Military District
1947-03-XX 1948-04-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1948-06-XX 1950-06-XX Commanding Officer 8th Mechanised Army
1950-06-XX 1953-11-23 Commanding Officer Artillery, Western Siberian Military District
1953-11-23 Retired
Picture source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ru/c/c7/Егоров%2C_Максим_Иванович.jpg
 

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Steen Ammentorp, Librarian DB., M.L.I.Sc.