The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Petrov, Gavriil Aleksandrovich
Lieutenant-General
* 4th of April 1900
† 14th of December 1961
(NKVD)
(Гавриил Александрович Петров)
Promotions
| 1935-12-28 | Colonel |
| 1938-03-17 | Kombrig |
| 1940-04-29 | Komdiv |
| 1940-06-04 | Major-General |
| 1944-11-17 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1934-07-13 | – | 1937-03-16 | Chief of Operations Section, Main Border & Internal Security Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD, Western Siberian |
| 1937-03-16 | – | 1938-02-04 | Commanding Officer Border & Internal Troops, Armenia SSR |
| 1938-02-04 | – | 1939-03-26 | Chief of Operations Section, Main Border & Internal Security Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1939-03-26 | – | 1939-05-16 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Main Border Troops Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1939-05-16 | – | 1941-03-11 | Deputy Head of Main Border Troops Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1939-05-16 | – | 1940-04-19 | Chief of 5th Section, Main Border Troops Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1940-04-19 | – | 1941-03-11 | Head of 1st Directorate, Main Border Troops Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1941-03-11 | – | 1946-03-XX | Head of 1st Directorate, Main Border Troops Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1941-07-31 | – | 1943-05-04 | Chief of Staff, Assault Battalions, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD |
| 1941-10-13 | – | 1941-XX-XX | Commanding Officer Maloyaroslavetsk Sector, Moscow Defence Zone |
| 1941-10-13 | – | 1942-05-10 | Chief of Staff, NKVD Security, Moscow Defence Zone |
| 1946-03-XX | – | 1951-01-09 | Head of 1st Directorate, Main Border Troops Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD |
| 1951-01-09 | – | 1951-05-11 | Deputy Head of Main Border Troops Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB |
| 1951-05-11 | – | 1953-03-XX | First Deputy Head of Main Border Troops Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB |
| 1951-05-XX | – | 1953-03-XX | Chief of Staff, Main Border Troops Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB |
| 1953-03-XX | – | 1953-11-25 | First Deputy Head of Main Border Troops Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD |
| 1953-03-XX | – | 1953-11-25 | Chief of Staff, Main Border Troops Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD |
| 1953-11-25 | – | 1954-02-13 | At disposal of the Personnel Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD |
| 1954-02-13 | Retired |
Picture source: From: 'Kto rukovodil organami gosbezopasnosti 1941-1954' by N.V. Petrov, 2010