The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Orel, Grigorii Nikolaevich
Colonel-General of Tank Troops
* 16th of September 1904
† 3rd of February 1974
(Григорий Николаевич Орел)
Promotions
| 1940-10-08 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-01-15 | Colonel |
| 1942-11-17 | Major-General of Tank Troops |
| 1943-11-05 | Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops |
| 1962-04-27 | Colonel-General of Tank Troops |
Service
| 1937-12-31 | – | Commanding Officer 22nd Mechanised Regiment | |
| – | 1940-02-09 | Commanding Officer 41st Tank Regiment | |
| 1940-02-09 | – | 1942-02-10 | Commanding Officer Tank Forces, 16th Army |
| 1942-02-10 | – | 1942-10-02 | Deputy Commanding Officer for Tank Forces, 16th Army |
| 1942-10-02 | – | 1943-01-XX | Deputy Commander in Chief for Tank Forces, Don Front |
| 1943-01-XX | – | 1943-02-15 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Don Front |
| 1943-02-15 | – | 1943-10-20 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Central Front |
| 1943-10-20 | – | 1944-02-17 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Belorussian Front |
| 1944-02-17 | – | 1944-04-05 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, 1st Belorussian Front |
| 1944-04-05 | – | 1944-04-12 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Belorussian Front |
| 1944-04-12 | – | 1945-06-XX | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, 1st Belorussian Front |
| 1945-06-XX | – | 1945-08-01 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany |
| 1945-08-01 | – | 1946-07-30 | Deputy Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Moscow Military District |
| 1946-07-30 | – | 1946-09-28 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Moscow Military District |
| 1946-09-28 | – | 1947-02-08 | At disposal of the Commander in Chief of Tank & Mechanised Forces |
| 1947-02-08 | – | 1948-04-20 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Ural Military District |
| 1948-04-20 | – | 1951-12-15 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Transbaikal Military District |
| 1951-12-15 | – | 1952-11-01 | Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff |
| 1953-03-02 | – | 1954-01-04 | Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, Transcaucasian Military District |
| 1954-01-04 | – | 1955-03-18 | Assistant Commander in Chief for Tank Armaments, Transcaucasian Military District |
| 1955-03-18 | – | 1957-03-09 | Assistant Commander in Chief for Combat Training, Transcaucasian Military District |
| 1955-03-18 | – | 1961-01-12 | Chief of Combat Training Section, Transcaucasian Military District |
| 1957-03-09 | – | 1961-01-12 | Deputy Commander in Chief for Combat Training, Transcaucasian Military District |
| 1961-01-12 | – | 1969-12-31 | Inspector-General of Combined Formations of the Ground Forces, Main Inspection |
| 1969-12-31 | – | 1970-05-25 | At disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate |
| 1970-05-25 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin