The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General of Aviation Konstantin Nikolaevich Smirnov

Smirnov, Konstantin Nikolaevich

Lieutenant-General of Aviation

* 15th of October 1899

† 24th of September 1981

(Константин Николаевич Смирнов)

Promotions

1942-10-17 Major-General of Aviation
1944-10-26 Lieutenant-General of Aviation

Service

1936-10-XX 1938-07-XX Commanding Officer 23rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Brigade
1938-07-XX 1940-02-XX Assistant Commanding Officer 3rd Heavy Bomber Aviation Brigade
1940-02-XX 1940-05-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1940-05-XX 1940-08-XX Commanding Officer 44th Bomber Aviation Brigade
1940-08-XX 1940-11-XX Commanding Officer 46th Aviation Division
1940-11-XX 1941-10-04 Commanding Officer II Aviation Corps
1941-10-04 1942-01-15 Commanding Officer 101st Fighter Aviation Division
1942-01-15 1942-07-04 Commanding Officer Air Forces, 12th Army
1942-07-04 1943-04-26 Commanding Officer 2nd Air Army
1943-05-XX 1946-06-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces, Volga Military District
1946-06-XX 1947-04-XX Deputy Commander in Chief for Air Forces, Airborne Forces
1947-04-XX 1951-06-XX Commanding Officer Air Forces, Airborne Forces
1951-06-27 Retired
Picture source: From: "Voenno-Istoricheskii Zhurnal, No. 5 2007"