The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Colonel-General of Tank Troops Nikolai Aleksandrovich Novikov

Novikov, Nikolai Aleksandrovich

Colonel-General of Tank Troops

* 15th of October 1900

† 4th of April 1970

Promotions

1942-05-13 Major-General of Tank Troops
1943-12-15 Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops
1944-08-02 Colonel-General of Tank Troops

Service

1939-01-XX 1940-07-20 Assistant Commanding Officer 36th Light Tank Brigade
1940-07-20 1941-03-XX Commanding Officer 36th Light Tank Brigade
1941-03-XX 1941-08-25 Commanding Officer 35th Tank Division
1941-08-25 1942-06-07 Commanding Officer 3rd Tank Brigade
1942-06-XX 1942-08-XX Deputy Commanding Officer for Tank Forces, 38th Army
1942-08-XX 1942-09-30 Deputy Commander in Chief for Tank & Mechanised Forces, Southeastern Front
1942-09-30 1943-02-XX Deputy Commander in Chief for Tank & Mechanised Forces, Stalingrad Front
1943-02-XX 1944-02-XX Deputy Commander in Chief for Tank & Mechanised Forces, Southern Front
1944-02-XX 1945-06-XX Deputy Commander in Chief for Tank & Mechanised Forces, 1st Ukrainian Front
1945-06-XX 1946-07-XX Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Central Group of Forces
1946-07-XX 1948-04-XX Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Northern Group of Forces
1948-04-XX 1953-06-XX Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Far Eastern Command
1953-06-XX 1954-02-XX Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany
1954-02-XX 1955-05-XX Assistant Commander in Chief for Tank Forces, Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany
1955-05-XX 1957-11-XX Deputy Commander in Chief Soviet Group of Forces in Germany
1957-11-XX 1961-02-11 Inspector of Ground Forces, Main Inspection, Ministry of Defence
1961-02-11 Retired
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