The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Grigorii Ivanovich Sherstnev

Sherstnev, Grigorii Ivanovich

Major-General

* 6th of August 1898

† 24th of October 1944

(Григорий Иванович Шерстнев)

Promotions

1942-10-01 Major-General

Service

1941-09-20 1942-09-06 Commanding Officer 28th Rifle Division
1941-12-15 1942-02-06 Commanding Officer 414th Rifle Division
1942-09-XX 1942-11-XX Deputy Chief of Staff Kalinin Front
1942-09-XX 1943-08-17 Deputy Commanding Officer 22nd Army
1943-08-17 1944-06-07 Commanding Officer LXXXX Rifle Corps
1944-06-XX 1944-10-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 3rd Shock Army
1944-10-XX Acting Commanding Officer LXXIX Rifle Corps
1944-10-24 Killed in Action
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin