The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Chief Marshal of Tank Troops Amazasp Khachaturovich Babadzhanian

Babadzhanian, Amazasp Khachaturovich

Chief Marshal of Tank Troops

* 18th of February 1906

† 1st of November 1977

(Амазасп Хачатурович Бабаджанян)

Promotions

1945-07-11 Major-General of Tank Troops
1953-08-03 Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops
1956-12-28 Colonel
1967-10-28 Marshal of Tank Troops
1975-04-29 Chief Marshal of Tank Troops

Service

1941-07-XX 1941-09-XX Commanding Officer 395th Rifle Regiment
1941-09-XX 1942-07-XX Commanding Officer 395th Guards Rifle Regiment
1942-07-XX 1942-08-XX Attending the Frunze Military Academy
1942-09-XX 1943-10-23 Commanding Officer 3rd Mechanised Brigade
1943-10-23 1944-08-18 Commanding Officer 20th Guards Mechanised Brigade
1944-08-25 1945-05-09 Commanding Officer XI Guards Tank Corps
1945-07-XX 1947-01-XX Commanding Officer 11th Guards Tank Division
1947-01-XX 1948-XX-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1948-XX-XX 1950-09-XX Chief of Staff, 2nd Guards Mechanised Army
1950-09-18 1956-05-30 Commanding Officer 2nd Guards Mechanised Army
1956-05-30 1958-02-27 Commanding Officer 8th Mechanised Army
1958-01-11 1959-06-03 First Deputy Commander in Chief Carpathian Military District
1959-06-03 1967-09-22 Commander in Chief Odessa Military District
1967-09-22 1969-05-16 Commandant of Military Academy of the Tank Forces
1969-05-XX 1977-11-01 Commander in Chief of Tank & Mechanised Forces
Picture source: Courtesy of Auke de Vlieger