The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Ivan Krystev Marinov

Marinov

Ivan Krystev, Lieutenant-General

(1896 – 1979)

(Иван Кръстев Маринов)

1934
- 1935
Inspector of Classes at the Military School
1935
- 1936
Head of Intelligence Department, General Staff
1936
- 1939
Military Attaché to France
1939
Chief of Staff 3rd Army
1939
- 1940
Head of Supply Department, Directorate of Civilian Mobilization
1940
- 1942
Commanding Officer 6th Division
1942
- 1944
Commanding Officer 15th Division
1944
Minister of War
1944
- 1945
Commander in Chief of the Army
1945
- 1946
Chief Inspector of the Army
1945
- 1946
Head of Military Preparation
1946
- 1947
In reserve
1946
- 1947
Plenipotentiary Minister to France
1947
- 1950
Plenipotentiary Minister of ?
1950
- 1953
Instructor at the Military Academy
1953
Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Dimitar Boykov