The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Serov, Ivan Aleksandrovich
Army General
* 13th of August 1905
† 1st of July 1990
(NKVD)
(Иван Александрович Серов)
Promotions
| 1939-02-15 | Major of State Security |
| 1939-04-30 | Senior Major of State Security |
| 1939-09-04 | Commissar of State Security 3rd Rank |
| 1943-02-04 | Commissar of State Security 2nd Rank |
| 1945-07-09 | Colonel-General |
| 1955-08-08 | Army General |
| 1963-03-12 | Demoted to Major-General |
Service
| 1939-02-09 | – | 1939-02-18 | Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Militia, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1939-02-18 | – | 1939-07-29 | Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Militia, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1939-07-29 | – | 1939-09-02 | Deputy Head of Main Directorate of State Security, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1939-09-02 | – | 1941-02-25 | People's Commissar of Internal Affairs Ukraine SSR |
| 1941-02-25 | – | 1941-07-31 | First Deputy People's Commissar of State Security |
| 1941-07-31 | – | 1946-03-XX | Deputy People's Commissar of Internal Affairs |
| 1941-10-13 | – | 1942-01-XX | Head of People's Commissar of Internal Affairs NKVD Organs Moscow Zone |
| 1943-XX-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Deputy Head Main Counter-Intelligence Directorate SMERSH |
| 1945-01-11 | – | 1945-07-04 | Representative of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD to 1st Belorussian Front |
| 1945-05-02 | – | 1945-06-06 | Deputy Commander in Chef 1st Belorussian Front for Civilian Affairs Administration |
| 1945-06-06 | – | 1947-02-24 | Deputy Commander in Chief Soviet Group of Forces in Germany for Civilian Affairs Administration |
| 1945-07-04 | – | 1946-03-XX | Representative of People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD to Soviet Group of Forces in Germany for Civilian Affairs Administration |
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1947-02-24 | Representative of Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD to Soviet Group of Forces in Germany for Civilian Affairs Administration |
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1947-02-24 | Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs 25.02.47-13.03.54: First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs |
| 1954-03-13 | – | 1958-12-08 | Chairman of the Committee of State Security KGB, Council of Ministers |
| 1958-12-08 | – | 1963-01-02 | Head of Main Intelligence Directorate GRU, General Staff |
| 1963-02-02 | – | 1963-08-XX | Assistant Commander in Chief for Military Schools, Turkestan Military District |
| 1963-08-XX | – | 1965-09-01 | Assistant Commander in Chief for Military Schools, Central Volga District |
| 1965-09-01 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin