The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Mekhlis
Lev Zakharovich, Colonel-General
(1889 – 1953)
(Лев Захарович Мехлис)
1937
- 1940
Head of Main Political Directorate
1937
- 1940
Deputy People's Commissar of Defence
1938
- 1940
Head of Main Political Propaganda Directorate, People's Commissariat of Defence
1938
- 1940
Member of the Supreme Military Council of the Red Army
1939
- 1940
Member of the Military Council 7th Army
1940
- 1946
People's Commissar of State Control
1940
- 1946
Deputy Chairman of Council of People's Commissars
1941
- 1942
Head of Main Political Propaganda Directorate, People's Commissariat of Defence
1941
Member of the Military Council Western Front
1941
- 1942
Deputy People's Commissar of Defence
1941
- 1942
Deputy Member of the Military Council Western Front
1942
Representative of the High Command STAVKA to the Crimean Front
1942
Member of the Military Council 6th Army
1942
Member of the Military Council Voronezh Front
1942
- 1943
Member of the Military Council Volkhov Front
1943
Member of the Military Council Reserve Front
1943
Member of the Military Council Steppe Front
1943
Member of the Military Council Briansk Front
1943
Member of the Military Council Baltic Front
1943
Member of the Military Council 2nd Baltic Front
1943
- 1944
Member of the Military Council Western Front
1944
Member of the Military Council 2nd Belorussian Front
1944
- 1945
Member of the Military Council 4th Ukrainian Front
1945
- 1946
Member of the Military Council Carpathian Military District
1946
- 1950
Minister of State Control
1949
- 1950
Deputy Chairman of Council of Ministers
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin