The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Colonel-General of Tank Troops Mikhail Dmitrievich Solomatin

Solomatin, Mikhail Dmitrievich

Colonel-General of Tank Troops

* 5th of December 1894

† 22nd of October 1986

(Михаил Дмитриевич Соломатин)

Promotions

1935-11-28 Kombrig
1941-08-12 Major-General of Tank Troops
1943-01-18 Lieutenant-General of Tank Troops
1944-10-26 Colonel-General of tank Troops

Service

1933-XX-XX 1937-XX-XX Commanding Officer Tank Forces, Coastal Group, 1st Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army
1937-XX-XX 1938-XX-XX Commanding Officer 59th Rifle Division
1938-07-XX 1939-05-XX Arrested
1939-05-XX Released
1939-10-XX 1940-XX-XX Deputy Commanding Officer XXV Tank Corps
1940-06-04 1941-03-11 Commanding Officer 15th Motorised Rifle Division
1941-03-11 1941-09-30 Commanding Officer 45th Tank Division
1941-11-XX At disposal of the Head of Main Tank Directorate
1941-11-XX 1941-XX-XX Commanding Officer 145th Tank Brigade
1941-XX-XX 1942-04-19 Commanding Officer Gorki Tank Centre
1942-04-19 1942-09-08 Commanding Officer II Tank Corps
1943-09-08 1944-02-09 Commanding Officer I Mechanised Corps
1944-02-XX 1944-08-XX Deputy Commander in Chief of Tank & Mechanised Forces
1944-08-09 1944-08-18 Commanding Officer 5th Guards Tank Army
1944-09-XX 1945-03-XX Chief of Staff, Tank & Mechanised Forces
1945-03-16 1946-04-26 Commanding Officer 5th Mechanised Army
1945-04-XX 1945-11-XX Assistant Commander in Chief for Tank & Mechanised Forces, Far Eastern Command
1946-05-XX 1949-01-XX Chief of Staff, Tank & Mechanised Forces
1949-01-XX 1950-02-XX Assistant Commander in Chief of Tank & Mechanised Forces
1950-02-XX 1950-06-XX At disposal of the Ministry of War
1951-07-XX 1956-12-XX Instructor at Frunze Military Academy
1956-12-XX 1959-03-XX Assistant Commandant of Frunze Military Academy
1959-03-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin