The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Iakov Stepanovich Fokanov

Fokanov, Iakov Stepanovich

Lieutenant-General

* 7th of December 1899

† 9th of November 1985

(Яков Степанович Фоканов)

Promotions

1939-11-04 Kombrig
1941-07-31 Major-General
1943-04-28 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-08-XX –1937-11-XX Commanding Officer 259th Rifle Regiment
1937-11-XX –1938-08-XX Attending the Infantry Commanders Advanced Training Course 'Vystrel'
1938-08-XX –1939-01-XX Commanding Officer 16th Rifle Regiment
1939-01-XX –1939-08-XX Commanding Officer 61st Rifle Division
1939-08-XX –1940-01-XX Commanding Officer 129th Rifle Division
1940-02-XX –1940-07-XX Commanding Officer 18th Reserve Brigade
1940-07-16 –1942-12-XX Commanding Officer 154th Rifle Division
1942-12-XX –1943-04-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 5th Tank Army
1943-04-XX –1944-02-17 Commanding Officer XXIX Guards Rifle Corps
1944-04-13 –1944-08-07 Commanding Officer XXIX Guards Rifle Corps
1944-09-06 –1947-04-03 Commanding Officer XXIX Rifle Corps
1947-04-XX –1948-05-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1948-05-XX –1953-01-XX Assistant Commanding Officer 6th Guards Mechanised Army
1953-01-XX –1955-02-XX Assistant Commanding Officer 39th Army
1953-01-XX –1955-02-XX Chief of Combat Training Section, 39th Army
1955-02-XX –1956-01-XX Assistant Commander in Chief Western Siberian Military District
1955-02-XX –1956-01-XX Chief of Combat Training Section, Western Siberian Military District
1956-01-XX –1957-03-XX Assistant Commander in Chief Siberian Military District
1956-01-XX –1957-03-XX Chief of Combat Training Section, Siberian Military District
1957-03-XX –1957-07-XX At disposal of the Commander in Chief of Ground Forces
1957-07-XX –1959-05-XX Military Adviser to China
1959-05-XX Retired
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