The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Fedorovich Kazankin

Kazankin, Aleksandr Fedorovich

Lieutenant-General

* 15th of April 1899

† 20th of March 1955

(Александр Федорович Казанкин)

Promotions

1942-05-13 Major-General
1944-11-05 Lieutenant-General

Service

1939-02-XX 1940-05-XX Chief of Staff, 214th Airborne Brigade
1940-05-XX 1940-XX-XX Attending the Air Force Commander's Advanced Training Course
1940-XX-XX 1940-10-XX Chief of Staff, 214th Airborne Brigade
1940-10-XX 1941-05-XX Commanding Officer 214th Airborne Brigade 00.05.41-28.06.41: Chief of Staff, IV Airborne Corps
1941-08-03 1942-12-08 Commanding Officer IV Airborne Corps
1942-12-08 1943-12-23 Commanding Officer 1st Guards Airborne Division
1943-12-23 1944-12-XX Commanding Officer 16th Guards Airborne Division
1944-12-XX 1945-02-11 Head of Military Construction Directorate, Main Airborne Forces Directorate
1945-02-11 1945-04-27 Commanding Officer XII Guards Rifle Corps
1945-04-27 Severely wounded
1946-06-XX 1947-09-10 Commanding Officer XXXIX Airborne Corps
1947-09-10 1948-12-13 Commander in Chief Airborne Forces
1948-12-XX 1950-06-XX First Assistant Commanding Officer Separate Airborne Army
1950-06-XX 1951-07-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1951-07-XX 1953-05-XX Inspector-General of Airborne Forces
1953-05-XX 1955-03-20 Deputy Inspector-General of Rifle & Airborne Forces
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