The Generals of WWII

Generals from Soviet Union Flag for Soviet Union
Portrait of Komdiv Iakov Arkadevich Melkumov

Melkumov, Iakov Arkadevich

Komdiv

* 12th of December 1885

† 3rd of July 1962

(Яков Аркадьевич Мелькумов)

Promotions

1935-11-20 Komdiv

Service

1928-09-XX 1932-05-XX Commanding Officer 8th Separate Turkmenistan Cavalry Brigade
1932-05-XX 1932-12-XX Commanding Officer 4th Turkmenistan Mountain Cavalry Division
1934-XX-XX Attending Frunze Military Academy
1934-XX-XX 1935-03-XX At disposal of the Command & Staff Directorate
1935-03-XX 1937-11-15 Assistant Commander in Chief for Material Supply, Central Asian Military District
1937-11-15 1940-04-05 Arrested
1940-04-05 Condemned to death
1940-06-12 Sentence changed to 15 years imprisonment
1954-05-XX Released
1955-08-XX Rehabilitated
Picture source: Courtesy of Mikhail Eremenko