The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Varentsov, Sergei Sergeevich
Chief Marshal of Artillery
* 10th of August 1901
† 1st of March 1971
(Сергей Сергеевич Варенцов)
Promotions
| 1941-11-09 | Major-General of Artillery |
| 1943-02-04 | Lieutenant-General of Artillery |
| 1943-10-20 | Colonel-General of Artillery |
| 1955-03-11 | Marshal of Artillery |
| 1961-05-06 | Chief Marshal of Artillery |
| 1963-03-12 | Major-General of Artillery 00.03.41-00.11.41: Commanding Officer Artillery, VI Rifle Corps |
Service
| 1941-11-XX | – | 1942-09-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, 40th Army |
| 1942-09-XX | – | 1942-10-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, 60th Army |
| 1942-10-XX | – | 1943-10-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, Voronezh Front |
| 1943-10-XX | – | 1945-07-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, 1st Ukrainian Front 00.07.45-00.01.47: Commanding Officer Artillery, Central Group of Forces |
| 1947-01-XX | – | 1950-06-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, Carpathian Military District |
| 1951-10-XX | – | 1952-01-XX | Commanding Officer Artillery, Transcaucasian Military District |
| 1952-01-17 | – | 1955-03-12 | Head of Main Artillery Directorate |
| 1952-01-XX | – | 1953-05-XX | Deputy Commander in Chief of Artillery |
| 1955-03-XX | – | 1961-01-XX | Commander in Chief of Artillery |
| 1961-01-XX | – | 1963-03-11 | Commander in Chief Rocket Forces & Artillery 12.03.63: Demoted to Major-General in connection with the Oleg Penkovskii Affair |
| 1963-03-12 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Auke de Vlieger