The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General of Tank Troops Pavel Nikolaevich Shmyrov

Shmyrov, Pavel Nikolaevich

Major-General of Tank Troops

* 21st of May 1904

† 6th of July 1971

(Павел Николаевич Шмыров)

Promotions

1942-06-04 Colonel
1945-07-11 Major-General of Tank Troops

Service

1941-05-07 1941-07-XX Chief of Operations Section, VIII Mechanised Corps
1941-08-25 1941-09-XX Chief of Staff, 12th Tank Division
1941-09-XX Wounded
1941-09-XX 1941-10-XX In reserve, Main Tank Directorate
1941-10-XX 1942-05-XX Commanding Officer Tank Forces, 57th Army
1942-05-XX 1942-07-16 Deputy Commanding Officer for Tank Forces, 58th Army
1942-07-16 1942-09-20 Deputy Commanding Officer for Tank Forces, 18th Army
1942-09-20 1943-02-XX Deputy Commanding Officer for Tank Forces, 58th Army
1943-02-XX 1943-12-15 Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, 58th Army
1943-12-15 1945-05-09 Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, 50th Army
1945-10-XX 1946-01-31 Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1946-01-31 1946-03-11 At disposal of the Commander in Chief of Tank & Mechanised Forces
1946-03-11 1946-07-09 Deputy Commanding Officer for Tank & Mechanised Forces, 65th Army
1946-03-11 1946-07-09 Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanised Forces, 65th Army
1946-07-09 1947-03-13 Inspector of Tank & Mechanised Forces, Main Inspection
1947-03-13 1952-03-27 Senior Inspector of Tank & Mechanised Forces, Main Inspection
1952-03-27 1955-07-18 Assistant Commanding Officer 1st Guards Mechanised Army
1952-11-11 1955-07-18 Chief of Combat Training Section, 1st Guards Mechanised Army
1955-07-18 1958-08-28 Head of Officers' Advanced Training Course, Military Academy of Tank Forces
1958-08-28 1960-12-06 Chief of Combat Training Section, Staff of Warsaw Pact Forces
1958-08-28 1960-12-06 Chief of Combat Training Section, 10th Directorate, General Staff
1960-12-06 1960-12-29 At disposal of the General Staff
1960-12-29 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Mikhael Eremenko