The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General of Artillery Georgi Nikolov Popov

Popov, Georgi Nikolov

General of Artillery

* 5th of November 1887

† 26th of January 1954

(Георги Николов Попов)

Promotions

1923-01-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1928-03-26 Colonel
1935-05-06 Major-General
1938-10-03 Lieutenant-General
1941-08-06 General of Artillery

Service

1931-05-01 1933-06-01 Commanding Officer 6th Border Sector
1933-06-01 1934-06-05 Commanding Officer 8th Regiment
1934-06-05 1935-04-13 Commandant of the Military Academy
1935-04-13 1935-10-23 Deputy Chief General Staff
1935-10-23 1940-08-17 General Officer Commanding 3rd Army District
1940-09-11 1941-08-11 Governor-General of Dobrogea
1941-08-11 Retired
1944-XX-XX Recalled
1944-XX-XX 1946-XX-XX Representative of the Government to the Allied Control Commission
Picture source: Courtesy of Dimitar Boykov