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 28230 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 Major-General Nikita Ionovich Shitikov

Shitikov, Nikita Ionovich

Major-General

* 28th of September 1896

† 3rd of May 1974

(NKVD)

(Никита Ионович Шитиков)

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Promotions

1940-05-09 Captain of State Security
1943-02-11 Lieutenant-Colonel of State Security
1943-07-09 Colonel of State Security
1944-12-14 Commissar of State Security
1945-07-09 Major-General

Service

1937-10-XX –1940-09-23 Head of Forced Labour Camps & Colonies, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Moscow
1940-09-23 –1942-11-XX Head of "Dalstroysnab", People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Moscow
1942-11-XX –1943-07-24 Head of Forced Labour Camps & Colonies, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Moscow
1943-07-29 –1944-08-28 Deputy Head of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Moscow
1944-08-28 –1946-03-XX Chief of Verification-Filtration Camps Section, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1946-03-XX –1946-05-24 Chief of Verification-Filtration Camps Section, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1946-05-24 –1947-03-22 Deputy Head of Main Highways Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1946-05-24 –1947-03-22 Chief of Camps Section, Main Highways Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1947-03-22 Retired
1948-03-XX Recalled
1948-03-XX –1950-03-08 Deputy Head of Forced Labour Camps & Volga-Don Canal Construction
1950-03-08 Retired
Picture source: From: 'Kto rukovodil organami gosbezopasnosti 1941-1954' by N.V. Petrov, 2010
 

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