The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Solomatin, Mikhail Dmitrievich
Colonel-General of Tank Troops
* 5th of December 1894
† 22nd of October 1986
(Михаил Дмитриевич Соломатин)
Promotions
| 1935-11-28 | Kombrig |
| 1941-08-12 | Major-General of Tank Troops |
| 1943-01-18 | Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops |
| 1944-10-26 | Colonel-General of tank Troops |
Service
| 1933-05-XX | – | 1937-02-05 | Commanding Officer Tank Forces, Coastal Group, Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army |
| 1937-02-05 | – | 1937-07-17 | Commanding Officer 59th Rifle Division |
| 1937-07-17 | – | 1938-07-11 | Acting Commanding Officer Tank Forces, Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army |
| 1938-07-XX | – | 1939-04-25 | Arrested |
| 1939-04-25 | Released | ||
| 1939-05-15 | Reinstated in the Army | ||
| 1939-05-15 | – | 1939-10-21 | At disposal of the Command Directorate |
| 1939-10-XX | – | 1940-06-04 | Assistant Commanding Officer XXV Tank Corps |
| 1940-06-04 | – | 1941-03-11 | Commanding Officer 15th Motorised Rifle Division |
| 1941-03-11 | – | 1941-09-30 | Commanding Officer 45th Tank Division |
| 1941-11-XX | – | 1941-11-11 | At disposal of the Head of Main Tank Directorate |
| 1941-11-11 | – | 1941-11-19 | Commanding Officer 145th Tank Brigade |
| 1941-11-19 | – | 1941-12-24 | Wounded and hospitalised |
| 1941-12-24 | – | 1942-04-19 | Commanding Officer Gorki Tank Centre |
| 1942-04-19 | – | 1942-09-08 | Commanding Officer VIII Tank Corps |
| 1943-09-08 | – | 1944-02-09 | Commanding Officer I Mechanised Corps |
| 1944-02-09 | – | 1944-08-08 | Third Deputy Commander in Chief of Tank & Mechanised Forces |
| 1944-08-09 | – | 1944-08-18 | Commanding Officer 5th Guards Tank Army |
| 1944-09-XX | – | 1945-01-XX | Hospitalised |
| 1944-09-07 | – | 1945-03-16 | Deputy Commander in Chief of Tank & Mechanised Forces (while in hospital) |
| 1944-09-07 | – | 1945-03-16 | Chief of Staff, Tank & Mechanised Forces (while in hospital) |
| 1945-03-16 | – | 1946-04-26 | Commanding Officer 5th Mechanised Army |
| 1945-04-XX | – | 1945-11-XX | Assistant Commander in Chief for Tank & Mechanised Forces, Far Eastern Command |
| 1945-11-XX | – | 1946-04-27 | Acting Commanding Officer 5th Guards Tank Army |
| 1946-04-27 | – | 1949-01-19 | Chief of Staff, Tank & Mechanised Forces |
| 1949-01-19 | – | 1950-02-03 | Assistant Commander in Chief for Combat Training, Tank & Mechanised Forces |
| 1950-02-03 | – | 1950-07-06 | At disposal of the Ministry of War |
| 1950-07-06 | – | 1951-07-04 | Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff |
| 1955-01-22 | – | 1955-11-23 | Head of Major Formations Tactics Department, Frunze Military Academy |
| 1955-11-23 | – | 1959-03-02 | Head of Operational & Tactical Training Department, Frunze Military Academy |
| 1956-12-12 | – | 1959-03-02 | Assistant Commandant of Frunze Military Academy |
| 1959-03-02 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin