The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Shaposhnikov, Matvei Kuzmich
Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops
* 29th of November 1906
† 25th of June 1994
(Матвей Кузьмич Шапошников)
Promotions
| 1941-11-06 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-08-04 | Colonel |
| 1944-08-02 | Major-General of Tank Troops |
| 1955-08-08 | Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops |
Service
| 1941-10-09 | – | 1942-04-17 | Chief of Staff, 133rd Tank Brigade |
| 1942-04-17 | – | 1942-08-15 | Chief of Operations Section, XXII Tank Corps |
| 1942-08-15 | – | 1942-10-29 | Chief of Staff, XXII Tank Corps |
| 1942-10-29 | – | 1943-04-02 | Chief of Staff, V Mechanised Corps |
| 1943-04-02 | – | 1943-11-07 | Commanding Officer 178th Tank Brigade |
| 1943-11-07 | – | 1944-03-05 | Deputy Commanding Officer X Tank Corps |
| 1944-03-05 | – | 1944-10-03 | Commanding Officer X Tank Corps |
| 1944-11-XX | – | 1946-02-XX | Deputy Commanding Officer I Guards Mechanised Corps |
| 1946-02-XX | – | 1946-12-02 | Commanding Officer 26th Mechanised Division |
| 1946-12-02 | – | 1948-12-22 | Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff |
| 1949-01-31 | – | 1950-03-04 | Deputy Commanding Officer 3rd Guards Tank Division |
| 1950-03-04 | – | 1950-12-22 | Assistant Commanding Officer 3rd Guards Mechanised Army |
| 1950-12-22 | – | 1952-12-30 | Chief of Staff, 2nd Guards Mechanised Army |
| 1952-12-30 | – | 1954-01-06 | Deputy Commander in Chief of Tank & Mechanised Forces |
| 1954-01-06 | – | 1955-01-19 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Tank & Mechanised Forces |
| 1955-01-19 | – | 1956-05-30 | First Deputy Commanding Officer 3rd Mechanised Army |
| 1956-05-30 | – | 1960-05-23 | Commanding Officer 2nd Guards Mechanised Army |
| 1960-05-23 | – | 1966-04-09 | First Deputy Commander in Chief Northern Caucasian Military District |
| 1966-04-09 | – | 1966-06-02 | At disposal of the Main Directorate, Ministry of Defence |
| 1966-06-02 | Retired |
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