The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Grigorii Grigorevich Sokolov

Sokolov, Grigorii Grigorevich

Lieutenant-General

* 19th of June 1904

† 18th of April 1973

(NKVD)

(Григорий Григорьевич Соколов)

Promotions

1936-04-03 Colonel
1938-04-20 Kombrig
1939-03-09 Komdiv
1940-06-04 Lieutenant-General

Service

1938-01-XX –1938-04-XX Chief of Staff, NKVD Border & Internal Troops, Leningrad
1938-04-XX –1939-02-XX Assistant Commander in Chief NKVD Border & Internal Troops
1939-02-XX –1939-03-XX Acting Commander in Chief NKVD Border & Internal Troops
1939-03-XX –1941-06-XX Head of Main Border Troops Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1941-06-XX –1941-08-XX Commanding Officer NKVD Rear Security, Western Front
1941-08-22 –1941-08-25 Chief of Staff, Central Front
1941-09-XX –1941-10-XX Deputy Chief of the General Staff
1941-10-10 –1941-12-25 Commanding Officer 26th Army
1941-12-25 –1942-01-10 Commanding Officer 2nd Shock Army
1942-01-XX –1942-03-XX At disposal of the High Command
1942-03-XX –1943-11-XX Deputy Commanding Officer Moscow Defence Zone
1943-11-XX –1944-06-XX At disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate
1944-06-XX –1946-05-XX Head of Military Schools Directorate, People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs NKVD
1946-05-XX –1948-10-XX Head of Military Schools Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1949-01-XX –1951-12-XX Commanding Officer 23rd MVD Division
1951-12-XX –1953-05-XX Head of Militia Service Directorate, Main Militia Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB
1953-05-XX –1956-07-XX Chief of ? Section, Main Militia Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1956-07-XX –1957-11-XX Deputy Commanding Officer MVD Troops, Southwestern District
1957-11-XX –1959-12-XX Chief of Staff, KGB Border Troops, Southwestern District
1959-12-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin