The Generals of WWII

Generals from Soviet Union Flag for Soviet Union
Portrait of Lieutenant-General Vladimir Stepanovich Benskii

Benskii, Vladimir Stepanovich

Lieutenant-General

* 13th of June 1895

† 15th of January 1968

(Владимир Степанович Бенский)

Promotions

1942-10-01 Major-General
1955-08-12 Lieutenant-General

Service

1939-03-XX Chief of Staff, LXIII Rifle Corps
1941-06-30 1942-11-09 Chief of Staff, Rear Service, Volga Military District
1942-11-09 1943-02-04 Chief of Staff, Volga Military District
1943-02-04 1943-04-23 Chief of Staff, 40th Army
1943-04-23 1943-07-13 Deputy Chief of Staff, Voronezh Front
1943-07-26 1943-10-25 Chief of Staff, 69th Army
1945-01-15 1946-05-XX Head of Formation & Completion Directorate, General Staff
1946-08-XX 1948-10-XX Chief of Completion & Records Section, General Staff
1948-10-XX 1949-07-15 Chief of Organisation & Mobilisation Section, General Staff
1949-07-15 Transferred to the Polish Army
1949-07-15 1956-11-06 Chief of 6th Section, General Staff
1956-11-06 Returned to Soviet Union
1956-11-06 1957-01-04 At disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate
1957-01-04 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin