The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Brezhnev, Leonid Ilich
Marshal of Soviet Union
* 19th of December 1906
† 10th of November 1982
(Леонид Ильич Брежнев)
Promotions
| 1941-06-XX | Regiment-Commissar |
| 1941-XX-XX | Brigade-Commissar |
| 1942-12-15 | Colonel |
| 1944-11-02 | Major-General |
| 1953-08-03 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1974-03-22 | Army General |
| 1976-05-07 | Marshal of Soviet Union |
Service
| 1939-02-07 | – | 1940-04-04 | Third Secretary Dnepropetsk Regional Party Committee |
| 1940-04-04 | – | 1941-07-14 | Secretary Dnepropetsk Regional Party Committee for Defence Industry |
| 1941-07-14 | – | 1941-09-16 | Deputy Chief of the Political Section, Southern Front |
| 1942-10-08 | – | 1943-04-01 | Deputy Chief of the Political Section, Chernomorsk Operational Group |
| 1943-04-01 | – | 1944-05-09 | Chief of the Political Section, 18th Army |
| 1944-XX-XX | – | 1945-05-12 | Deputy Chief of the Political Section, 4th Ukrainian Front |
| 1945-05-12 | – | 1945-07-09 | Chief of the Political Section, 4th Ukrainian Front |
| 1945-07-09 | – | 1946-09-06 | Chief of the Political Section, Carpathian Military District |
| 1953-03-05 | – | 1953-XX-XX | Deputy Head of the Political Directorate, Ministry of the Navy |
| 1953-05-21 | – | 1954-02-27 | Deputy Head of the Main Political Directorate of the Armed Forces |
| 1960-05-07 | – | 1964-07-15 | Chairman of Praesidium of the Supreme Soviet of USSR |
| 1960-05-07 | – | 1964-07-15 | Chairman of Council of Ministers |
| 1964-10-14 | – | 1968-03-29 | First Secretary of the Communist Party |
| 1966-04-08 | – | 1982-11-10 | Secretary-General of the Communist Party |
| 1977-07-16 | – | 1982-11-10 | Chairman of Praesidium of the Supreme Soviet of USSR |
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin