The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Dmitrii Emelianovich Kolesnikov

Kolesnikov, Dmitrii Emelianovich

Major-General

* 24th of October 1901

† 17th of January 1965

(Дмитрий Емельянович Колесников)

Promotions

1939-11-29 Brigade-Commissar
1942-12-06 Major-General

Service

1939-06-27 1940-08-XX Military Commissar, V Cavalry Corps
1940-08-XX 1941-03-XX Deputy Commanding Officer for Political Affairs, V Cavalry Corps
1941-03-22 1941-07-20 Member of the Military Council, 26th Army
1941-07-20 1941-08-10 Member of the Military Council, 28th Army
1941-11-23 1945-02-26 Member of the Military Council, 1st Shock Army
1950-01-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Evgeny Kabalin