The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Rotmistrov
Pavel Alekseevich, Chief Marshal of Tank Troops
(1901 – 1982)
(Павел Алексеевич Ротмистров)
1937
Commanding Officer 63rd Rifle Regiment
1937
At disposal of Directorate of Command Staff
1937
- 1939
Instructor at Military Academy of Mechanization & Motorization
1939
- 1940
Chief of Staff 35th Tank Brigade
1940
- 1941
Deputy Commanding Officer 5th Tank Division
1941
Chief of Staff III Mechanized Corps
1941
- 1942
Commanding Officer 8th Tank Brigade
1942
Commanding Officer 3rd Guards Tank Brigade
1942
Commanding Officer VII Tank Corps
1942
- 1943
Commanding Officer III Guards Tank Corps
1943
Commanding Officer 5th Tank Army
1943
- 1944
Commanding Officer 5th Guards Tank Army
1944
- 1945
Deputy Commander in Chief Soviet Tank & Mechanized Forces
1945
- 1947
Commanding Officer Tank & Mechanized Forces Soviet Group of Forces in Germany
1947
- 1948
Commander in Chief Tank & Mechanized Forces Far East
1948
At disposal of the Commander in Chief of Tank & Mechanized Forces
1948
- 1956
Head of Tank & Mechanized Forces Department, Military Academy of the General Staff
1956
- 1958
Head of Strategy & Operational Art Department, Military Academy of the General Staff
1958
- 1964
Commandant of Military Academy of Tank Forces
1964
- 1968
Assistant Minister of Defence
1968
- 1982
Inspector-Councilor, Group of Inspector-Generals, Ministry of Defence
Picture source: Courtesy of Auke de Vlieger