The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Marshal of Soviet Union Vasilii Danilovich Sokolovskii

Sokolovskii, Vasilii Danilovich

Marshal of Soviet Union

* 21st of July 1897

† 10th of May 1968

(Василий Данилович Соколовский)

Promotions

1935-11-21 Komdiv
1939-12-31 Komkor
1940-06-04 Lieutenant-General
1942-06-13 Colonel-General
1943-08-27 Army General
1946-07-03 Marshal of Soviet Union

Service

1922-04-XX 1924-05-XX Chief of Staff, 2nd Rifle Division
1924-05-XX 1924-11-XX Acting Commanding Officer 2nd Rifle Division
1924-11-XX 1926-10-XX Chief of Staff, 14th Rifle Division
1926-10-XX 1929-01-XX Chief of Staff, IX Rifle Corps
1929-01-XX 1930-06-XX Chief of Staff, V Rifle Corps
1930-06-XX 1935-01-XX Commanding Officer 43rd Rifle Division
1935-01-XX 1935-05-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Volga Military District
1935-05-XX 1938-04-XX Chief of Staff, Ural Military District
1938-04-03 1941-02-13 Chief of Staff, Moscow Military District
1941-02-13 1941-07-XX Second Deputy Chief of the General Staff
1941-07-21 1942-01-25 Chief of Staff, Western Front
1941-07-30 1941-09-10 Chief of Staff, Western Theatre
1942-01-XX 1942-02-XX First Deputy Chief of the General Staff
1942-02-01 1942-05-05 Chief of Staff, Western Theatre
1942-05-05 1943-02-27 Chief of Staff, Western Front
1943-02-27 1944-04-15 Commander in Chief Western Front
1944-04-24 1945-04-09 Chief of Staff, 1st Ukrainian Front
1945-04-XX 1945-XX-XX Deputy Commander in Chief 1st Belorussian Front
1945-06-11 1946-03-20 Deputy Commander in Chief Soviet Group of Forces in Germany
1946-03-21 1949-03-23 Commander in Chief Soviet Group of Forces in Germany
1949-XX-XX 1950-02-25 Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces
1950-02-25 1953-03-15 Deputy Minister of War
1952-06-17 1960-04-19 Chief of the General Staff
1953-03-15 1960-04-XX Deputy Minister of Defence
1960-04-XX 1968-05-10 Inspector-Counsellor, Group of Inspector-Generals, Ministry of Defence
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