The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Vasilii Ivanovich Smirnov

Smirnov, Vasilii Ivanovich

Major-General

* 15th of January 1899

† 1st of April 1967

(Василий Иванович Смирнов)

Promotions

1944-09-13 Major-General

Service

1939-08-XX 1941-08-02 Deputy Chief of Staff, 8th Army
1939-08-XX 1941-08-02 Chief of Operations Section, 8th Army
1941-08-02 1941-09-25 Acting Chief of Staff, 8th Army
1941-09-25 1941-11-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, 8th Army
1941-09-25 1941-12-XX Chief of Operations Section, 8th Army
1941-12-10 1942-02-01 Chief of Staff, 11th Rifle Division
1942-02-01 1942-07-31 Commanding Officer 115th Rifle Division
1942-08-01 1943-11-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, 54th Army
1942-08-01 1943-11-XX Chief of Operations Section, 54th Army
1943-11-XX 1944-08-27 Chief of Staff, VII Rifle Corps
1944-08-27 1946-07-05 Commanding Officer 33rd Rifle Division
1946-07-05 1947-06-XX Senior Inspector of Infantry, Main Inspection, Ground Forces
1947-06-XX 1948-02-XX Deputy Chief of 1st Section, Planning Combat Training Directorate, Ground Forces
1948-02-XX 1948-05-XX At disposal of the Commander in Chief Airborne Forces
1948-05-XX 1950-03-XX Chief of 2nd Section, Combat Training Directorate, Airborne Forces
1950-03-XX 1953-05-XX Deputy Chief of Combat Training Section, Airborne Army
1953-05-XX 1955-08-XX Head of Combat Training Directorate, Airborne Forces
1955-08-XX Retired
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