The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Vasilii Maksimovich Olenin

Olenin, Vasilii Maksimovich

Major-General

* 22nd of March 1903

† 25th of March 1956

(Василий Максимович Оленин)

Promotions

1942-12-20 Colonel
1943-09-29 Major-General

Service

1941-05-25 1942-08-01 Military Commissar, IV Airborne Corps
1942-08-01 1942-10-09 Military Commissar, 38th Guards Rifle Division
1942-10-09 1943-02-16 Deputy Commanding Officer for Political Affairs, 38th Guards Rifle Division
1943-02-16 1943-03-16 Deputy Commanding Officer for Political Affairs, IV Guards Rifle Corps
1943-07-06 1945-07-09 Member of the Military Council, 60th Army
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin