The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Meshchanov, Pavel Samsonovich
Major-General
* 1900
† September 1983
(NKVD)
(Павел Самсонович Мещанов)
Promotions
| 1939-03-27 | Captain of State Security |
| 1942-02-11 | Lieutenant-Colonel of State Security |
| 1942-07-27 | Colonel of State Security |
| 1943-11-19 | Commissar of State Security |
| 1945-07-09 | Major-General |
Service
| 1939-01-15 | – | 1941-02-26 | Deputy Head of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Stalingrad |
| 1941-02-26 | – | 1942-04-28 | Head of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Stalingrad |
| 1942-04-28 | – | 1943-01-28 | Deputy Commanding Officer NKVD Rear Security, Leningrad Front |
| 1943-01-28 | – | 1943-05-07 | Head of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Stavropol 07.05.43-00.03.46: Head of People's Commissariat of State Security NKGB, Stavropol |
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1948-03-02 | Head of Ministry of State Security MGB, Stavropol |
| 1948-03-20 | – | 1951-01-03 | Head of Ministry of State Security MGB, Novosibirsk |
| 1951-01-03 | – | 1953-03-24 | Head of 4th Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB |
| 1953-03-24 | – | 1953-10-27 | At disposal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD |
| 1953-10-27 | – | 1954-03-26 | Head of Ministry of Internal Affairs, Smolensk |
| 1954-03-26 | – | 1956-01-20 | Head of Committee of State Security KGB, Smolensk |
| 1956-03-05 | Retired |
Picture source: From: 'Kto rukovodil organami gosbezopasnosti 1941-1954' by N.V. Petrov, 2010