The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Fedotov, Petr Vasilevich
Lieutenant-General
* 18th of December 1901
† 29th of September 1963
(NKVD)
(Петр Васильевич Федотов)
Promotions
| 1937-11-05 | Captain of State Security |
| 1939-04-25 | Major of State Security |
| 1940-03-14 | Commissar of State Security 3rd Rank |
| 1945-07-09 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1959-05-23 | Deprived of his rank |
Service
| 1937-11-10 | – | 1938-03-28 | Chief of 7th Branch, 4th Section, Main State Security Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1938-03-28 | – | 1938-08-01 | Chief of 7th Branch, 4th Section, 1st Main Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1938-08-01 | – | 1938-09-29 | Assistant Chief of 4th Section, 1st Main Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1938-09-29 | – | 1938-11-01 | Assistant Chief of 2nd Section, Main State Security Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internals Affairs NKVD |
| 1938-11-01 | – | 1939-09-04 | Deputy Chief of 2nd Section, Main State Security Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internals Affairs NKVD |
| 1939-09-04 | – | 1941-02-26 | Chief of 2nd Section, Main State Security Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internals Affairs NKVD |
| 1940-09-29 | – | 1941-02-26 | Chief of 3rd Section, Main State Security Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internals Affairs NKVD |
| 1941-02-26 | – | 1941-07-31 | Head of 2nd Directorate, People's Commissariat of State Security NKGB |
| 1941-07-31 | – | 1943-05-12 | Head of 2nd Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internals Affairs NKVD |
| 1943-05-12 | – | 1946-01-XX | Head of 2nd Directorate, People's Commissariat of State Security NKGB |
| 1946-01-XX | – | 1946-06-15 | Member of the Commission for the preparation of the International Military Tribunal for Japanese War Criminals in Tokyo |
| 1946-06-15 | – | 1946-09-09 | Head of 2nd Main Directorate, Ministry of State Security, MGB |
| 1946-09-07 | – | 1949-06-26 | Deputy Minister of State Security |
| 1946-09-09 | – | 1947-05-30 | Head of 1st Main Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB |
| 1947-05-30 | – | 1949-01-29 | Chairman of the Information Committee of the Council of Ministers |
| 1949-01-29 | – | 1949-08-XX | Chairman of the Information Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 1949-08-XX | – | 1952-02-XX | Deputy Head of 1st Main Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB |
| 1952-02-XX | – | 1953-03-12 | In reserve |
| 1953-03-13 | – | 1954-03-17 | Head of 1st Main Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD/MGB |
| 1954-03-17 | – | 1956-04-12 | Head of 1st Main Directorate, Committee of State Security KGB |
| 1956-05-12 | – | 1959-03-XX | Deputy Chief of Editorial & Publishing Section, Higher School of the KGB |
| 1959-03-XX | Dismissed |
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin