Major-General
* 27th of June 1892
† 22nd of June 1972
(NKVD)
(Иван Иванович Мельников)
| 1935-12-25 | Colonel |
| 1941-07-15 | Major-General |
| 1937-XX-XX | – | 1939-XX-XX | Arrested |
| 1939-XX-XX | Released | ||
| 1939-XX-XX | – | 1941-XX-XX | Head of Main Directorate of Border Troops, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1941-07-04 | – | 1942-02-28 | Commanding Officer 246th Rifle Division |
| 1942-02-28 | Wounded | ||
| 1942-02-28 | – | 1945-05-XX | Prisoner of War |
| 1945-05-27 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Arrested but later released |
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1947-XX-XX | Attending the Frunze Military Academy |
| 1947-XX-XX | – | 1954-XX-XX | Head of Military Department, Moscow Agricultural Academy |
| 1954-XX-XX | Retired |