The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Aleksandr Iakovlevich Sokolov

Sokolov, Aleksandr Iakovlevich

Major-General

* 25th of August 1889

† 21st of February 1948

(Александр Яковлевич Соколов)

Promotions

1935-11-28 Kombrig
1940-06-04 Major-General

Service

1929-01-XX 1930-01-XX Commanding Officer 10th Rifle Regiment
1930-01-XX 1935-03-XX Chief of Staff, 48th Rifle Division
1935-03-XX 1937-01-XX Chief of Staff, Military Schools, Moscow Military District
1937-01-XX 1939-09-XX Executive Secretary of the Journal "Military Thoughts"
1939-09-XX 1941-04-XX Senior Instructor at Frunze Military Academy
1941-04-XX 1941-11-29 Head of General Tactics Department, Frunze Military Academy
1941-11-29 1948-02-21 Arrested
1948-02-21 Died in prison
1956-02-08 Rehabilitated
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin