The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Viktor Aeksandrovich Drozdov

Drozdov, Viktor Aeksandrovich

Major-General

* 31st of January 1902

† 1st of September 1966

(NKVD)

(Виктор Александрович Дроздов)

Promotions

1936-07-11 Major of Militia
1941-09-07 Senior Major of Militia
1941-09-14 Major of State Security
Commissar of State Security
1945-07-09 Major-General

Service

1938-03-19 –1941-04-11 Deputy Head of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Stalingrad
1941-04-11 –1941-10-07 Commanding Officer NKVD Militia Moscow
1941-10-07 –1942-06-01 Chief of 1st Section, 1st Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1942-06-01 –1943-04-24 Chief of 3rd Section, 4th Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1943-04-24 –1943-09-02 Chief of Bandit Control Section, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1943-09-02 –1944-04-14 Head of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Chechen-Ingush ASSR
1944-04-14 –1945-05-22 Head of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Grozny
1945-08-09 –1946-03-XX Chief of Prisoner of Wars & Internees Section, Operation Directorate, Main Prisoner of Wars & Internees Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1946-03-XX –1947-02-XX Chief of Prisoner of Wars & Internees Section, Operation Directorate, Main Prisoner of Wars & Internees Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1947-02-XX –1950-09-09 Chief of 1st Section, 2nd Directorate, Main Prisoner of Wars & Internees Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1947-02-XX –1950-09-09 Head of 2-N Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB, Ukraine SSR
1950-09-09 –1952-XX-XX Deputy Minister of State Security, Ukraine SSR
1950-09-09 –1952-XX-XX Head of 2nd Bureau, Ministry of State Security MGB
1952-XX-XX –1953-03-XX Chief of ? Section, 2nd Main Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB
1953-10-07 Retired
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