The Generals of WWII

 
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Portrait of Colonel-General Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos

Kirponos

Mikhail Petrovich, Colonel-General

(1892 – 1941)

(Михаил Петрович Кирпонос)

1927
- 1929
Chief of Staff 44 Rifle Division
1931
- 1934
Deputy Chief of Staff 55th Rifle Division
1934
- 1939
Commandant of Kazan Military School
1939
- 1940
Commanding Officer 70th Division, Finland
1940
Commanding Officer IL Corps
1940
- 1941
Commander in Chief Leningrad Military District
1941
Commander in Chief Kiev Special Military District
1941
Commander in Chief South-western Front
1941
Killed in Action
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