The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Colonel-General Aleksandr Pavlovich Tarasov

Tarasov, Aleksandr Pavlovich

Colonel-General

* 30th of September 1904

† 19th of May 1958

(Александр Павлович Тарасов)

Promotions

1944-05-16 Major-General
1945-07-01 Lieutenant-General
1954-03-17 Colonel-General

Service

1941-07-22 1941-XX-XX At disposal of the Military Council, Northwestern Front
1941-XX-XX 1941-12-XX Commanding Officer 759th Rifle Regiment
1941-12-XX 1942-06-08 Commanding Officer 137th Separate Rifle Brigade
1942-06-08 1942-07-07 Commanding Officer 305th Rifle Division
1942-07-07 1942-09-XX Chief of Operations Section, Volkhov Front
1942-09-XX 1943-09-XX Deputy Commanding Officer IV Guards Rifle Division
1943-09-XX 1943-10-20 Deputy Chief of Staff, Southern Front
1943-09-XX 1943-10-20 Chief of Operations Section, Southern Front
1943-10-20 1945-07-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, 4th Ukrainian Front
1943-10-20 1945-07-XX Chief of Operations Section, 4th Ukrainian Front
1945-07-XX 1947-01-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Southern Group of Forces
1945-07-XX 1947-01-XX Chief of Operations Section, Southern Group of Forces
1947-01-XX 1949-08-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Transcaucasian Military District
1947-01-XX 1949-08-XX Chief of Operations Section, Transcaucasian Military District
1949-08-XX 1953-06-XX First Deputy Commander in Chief Transcaucasian Military District
1949-08-XX 1953-06-XX Chief of Staff, Transcaucasian Military District
1953-06-XX 1956-04-XX First Deputy Commander in Chief Soviet Group of Forces in Germany
1953-06-XX 1956-04-XX Chief of Staff, Soviet Group of Forces in Germany
1956-04-XX 1956-08-XX At disposal of the Ministry of Defence
1956-08-XX 1958-02-XX First Deputy Commander in Chief Odessa Military District
1958-02-XX 1958-05-19 Representative of the Armed Forces to the Polish Army
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin