The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Colonel-General Nikolai Georgievich Tsyganov

Tsyganov, Nikolai Georgievich

Colonel-General

* 10th of May 1909

† 12th of May 1970

(Николай Георгиевич Цыганов)

Promotions

1944-06-03 Major-General
1953-10-27 Lieutenant-Colonel
1961-05-09 Colonel-General

Service

1942-01-XX 1942-03-XX Commanding Officer 376th Rifle Regiment
1942-03-XX 1942-05-05 Chief of Staff, 220th Rifle Division
1942-05-05 1942-07-02 Acting Commanding Officer 220th Rifle Division
1942-07-02 1942-07-XX At disposal of the Military Council, Western Front
1942-07-XX 1942-09-22 Deputy Commanding Officer 20th Guards Rifle Division
1942-09-22 1943-01-XX Commanding Officer 164th Rifle Division
1943-01-XX 1943-04-XX At disposal of the Military Council, Western Front
1943-04-XX 1944-02-21 Chief of Staff, VIII Guards Rifle Corps
1944-02-21 1946-01-XX Commanding Officer 11th Guards Rifle Division
1946-01-XX 1948-02-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1948-03-XX 1951-10-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Baltic Military District
1949-05-XX 1951-10-XX Chief of Operations Section, Baltic Military District
1951-10-XX 1955-01-21 First Deputy Commander in Chief Baltic Military District
1951-10-XX 1955-01-21 Chief of Staff, Baltic Military District
1955-01-XX 1955-05-XX At disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate
1955-05-XX 1960-07-XX First Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Defence Forces
1960-07-XX 1963-05-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Defence Forces
1963-05-XX 1968-06-XX First Deputy Commander in Chief Air Defence Forces
1963-05-XX 1968-06-XX Chief of Main Staff, Air Defence Forces
1963-05-XX 1968-06-XX Member of the Military Council, Air Defence Forces
1968-06-XX 1970-05-12 Head of Air Defence Department, Military Academy of the General Staff
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin