The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops Ivan Petrovich Korchagin

Korchagin, Ivan Petrovich

Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops

* 24th of August 1898

† 24th of July 1951

(Иван Петрович Корчагин)

Promotions

1942-05-03 Major-General of Tank Troops
1943-01-18 Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops

Service

1930-11-XX 1936-12-XX Chief of Staff, 56th Rifle Division
1936-12-XX 1937-08-XX Commanding Officer 31st Mechanised Brigade
1937-08-XX 1940-02-XX Arrested
1940-02-XX Released
1941-03-01 1941-08-17 Commanding Officer 17th Tank Division
1941-08-17 1941-12-25 Commanding Officer 126th Tank Brigade
1941-12-06 1941-12-29 Commanding Officer 36th Tank Brigade
1941-12-23 1942-XX-XX Head of Airsledge (Snow) Directorate, Main Tank Directorate
1942-07-02 1942-07-20 Commanding Officer XVII Tank Corps
1942-07-26 1942-09-10 Commanding Officer XVIII Tank Corps
1942-09-08 1943-05-27 Commanding Officer II Mechanised Corps
1943-05-27 1945-XX-XX Commanding Officer VII Guards Mechanised Corps
1945-XX-XX 1946-05-XX Commanding Officer 6th Guards Mechanised Division
1946-06-12 1946-08-05 Commanding Officer 19th Mechanised Army
1946-08-XX 1947-04-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1947-04-XX 1948-02-XX Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Southern Group of Forces
1948-02-11 1950-09-15 Commanding Officer 8th Mechanised Army
1950-09-XX 1951-04-XX At disposal of the Ministry of Defence
1951-04-XX 1951-07-24 Assistant Head of Main Tank & Mechanised Forces Directorate
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin