The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Vasilii Mikhailovich Kapalkin

Kapalkin, Vasilii Mikhailovich

Major-General

* 21st of June 1901

† 29th of December 1972

(Василий Михайлович Капалкин)

Promotions

1938-01-11 Regiment-Commissar
1940-10-17 Brigade-Commissar
1943-03-11 Colonel
1943-10-23 Major-General

Service

1937-11-XX –1938-07-XX Deputy Chief of Intelligence Section, Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army
1938-07-XX –1939-06-XX Arrested
1939-06-XX Released
1939-06-XX –1939-12-XX At disposal of the Intelligence Directorate, General Staff
1939-12-XX –1941-06-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Transcaucasian Military District
1941-06-XX –1941-07-XX Head of Operative Techniques Institute, Intelligence Directorate, General Staff
1941-07-XX –1941-08-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Transcaucasian Military District
1941-08-XX –1941-12-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Transcaucasian Front
1941-12-XX –1942-01-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Caucasian Front
1942-01-XX –1942-05-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Crimean Front
1942-05-XX –1942-08-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Northern Caucasian Front
1942-09-XX –1942-11-XX At disposal of the Military Council, Northern Caucasian Front
1942-11-XX –1943-03-XX Commandant of Special School of the General Staff
1943-03-XX –1943-07-XX Deputy Commandant for Research & Training, Higher Special School of the General Staff
1943-07-XX –1946-04-XX Head of Red Army Advanced Training Course
1946-04-XX –1949-02-XX Deputy Commandant of the Military Diplomatic Academy
1949-02-XX –1950-06-XX Commandant of the Military Diplomatic Academy
1950-06-XX –1951-05-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1951-05-XX –1952-06-16 At disposal of the Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1952-06-16 Retired
Picture source: From 'Velikaya Otechestvennaya. Nachal'niki razvedki frontov, armiy, flotov, flotiliy', 2014