The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Vasilii Stepanovich Smirnov

Smirnov, Vasilii Stepanovich

Major-General

* 20th of December 1897

† 18th of February 1942

(Василий Степанович Смирнов)

Promotions

1941-12-27 Major-General

Service

1931-04-XX 1935-02-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Artillery Regiment
1931-04-XX 1935-02-XX Military Commissar, 3rd Artillery Regiment
1935-02-XX 1936-01-XX Attending the Military Artillery Academy
1936-01-XX 1937-08-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Artillery Regiment
1937-08-XX 1937-12-XX Commanding Officer Artillery, VII Rifle Corps
1937-12-XX 1939-08-XX Chief of Staff, Air Defence Forces, Kharkov Military District
1939-08-XX 1940-06-XX At disposal of the Command & Staff Directorate
1940-06-XX 1941-10-20 Chief of Staff, Air Defence Forces, Volga Military District
1941-10-20 1941-XX-XX Senior Assistant Chief of Air Defence Section, 21st Army
1941-XX-XX 1942-01-24 Chief of Air Defence Section, 21st Army
1942-01-24 1942-02-15 Commanding Officer 81st Rifle Division
1942-02-15 Fatally wounded
1942-02-18 Died of his wounds
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin