The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Mikhail Nikolaevich Ovchinnikov

Ovchinnikov, Mikhail Nikolaevich

Major-General

* 24th of June 1896

† 8th of November 1953

(Михаил Николаевич Овчинников)

Promotions

1939-11-04 Kombrig
1940-06-04 Major-General

Service

1937-07-XX 1939-08-XX Commanding Officer 53rd Rifle Regiment
1939-08-XX 1941-02-XX Commanding Officer 19th Rifle Division
1941-02-XX 1941-06-XX Senior Instructor at Frunze Military Academy
1941-06-XX 1941-08-XX Commanding Officer Tulskim Air Defence Brigade Area
1941-08-XX 1942-09-21 Commanding Officer Balashovskim Air Defence Division Area
1942-09-21 1943-11-20 Commanding Officer 18th Rifle Division
1943-11-XX 1944-04-27 Deputy Commanding Officer VII Rifle Corps
1944-04-27 1944-05-19 Commanding Officer VII Rifle Corps
Commanding Officer 19th Reserve Rifle Division
1946-05-XX 1946-08-XX Commanding Officer 21st Rifle Brigade
1946-08-XX 1946-09-XX At disposal of the Military Council, Volga Military district
1946-09-XX 1947-11-XX Attached to Frunze Military Academy
1947-11-XX 1948-11-XX Senior Instructor at Frunze Military Academy
1948-11-XX 1950-11-XX Senior Instructor at the Military Political Academy
1950-11-XX 1952-05-XX Chief of 5th Section, Rifle Training Institutions Directorate, Main Combat & Physical Training Directorate, Ground Forces
1952-05-XX 1953-11-08 Chief of 1st Section, Rifle Training Institutions Directorate, Main Combat & Physical training Directorate, Ground Forces
Picture source: Courtesy of Mikhail Eremenko