Major-General
* 1895
† 1972
(NKVD)
(Владимир Иванович Смирнов)
| 1940-10-03 | Captain of State Security | 
| 1942-01-10 | Major of State Security | 
| 1943-02-14 | Colonel of State Security | 
| 1943-12-14 | Commissar of State Security | 
| 1945-07-09 | Major-General | 
| 1938-06-01 | – | 1941-XX-XX | Chief of 7th Branch, Personnel Section, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD | 
| 1941-08-07 | – | 1943-02-19 | Assistant Chief of Personnel Section, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD | 
| 1941-08-07 | – | 1943-02-19 | Chief of 1st Branch, Personnel Section, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD | 
| 1943-02-19 | – | 1944-05-26 | Deputy Chief of Personnel Section, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD | 
| 1944-05-26 | – | 1946-03-XX | Chief of Counter-Intelligence Section SMERSH, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD | 
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1946-XX-XX | Chief of Counter-Intelligence Section SMERSH, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD | 
| 1946-XX-XX | – | 1947-04-23 | Chief of Counter-Intelligence Section, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD | 
| 1947-04-23 | – | 1947-10-XX | At disposal of the Personnel Section, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD | 
| 1947-10-XX | – | 1950-12-14 | Head of Construction No. 19, Main Highways Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD | 
| 1950-12-14 | Retired |