The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Army General Vsevolod Nikolaevich Merkulov

Merkulov, Vsevolod Nikolaevich

Army General

* 25th of October 1895

† 23rd of December 1953

(NKVD)

(Всеволод Николаевич Меркулов)

Promotions

1938-09-11 Commissar of State Security 3rd Rank
1943-02-04 Commissar of State Security 1st Rank
1945-07-09 Army General

Service

1938-09-29 1938-12-17 Deputy Head of Main Directorate of State Security, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1938-10-26 1938-12-17 Head of 3rd Department, Main Directorate of State Security, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1938-12-17 1941-02-03 Head of Main Directorate of State Security, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1938-12-17 1941-02-03 First Deputy People's Commissar of Internal Affairs
1941-02-03 1941-07-20 People's Commissar of State Security
1941-07-20 1943-04-14 Head of 1st Department, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1941-07-31 1943-04-16 First Deputy People's Commissar of Internal Affairs
1943-04-14 1946-03-XX People's Commissar of State Security
1946-03-XX 1946-05-04 Minister of State Security
1946-04-25 1950-XX-XX Head of Soviet Reparation Commission in Occupied Areas
1947-02-XX 1947-04-25 Deputy Head of Main Directorate of Soviet Property Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Trade
1947-04-25 1950-10-27 Head of Main Directorate of Soviet Property Abroad, Ministry of Foreign Trade
1950-10-27 1953-08-17 Minister of State Control
1953-08-17 1953-12-23 Arrested
1953-12-23 Condemned to death and executed
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin