The Generals of WWII

Generals from Soviet Union Flag for Soviet Union
Portrait of Colonel-General Karol Karlovich Sverchevskii

Sverchevskii, Karol Karlovich

Colonel-General

* 22nd of February 1897

† 28th of March 1947

(Кароль Карлович Сверчевский)

(Karol Swierczewski)

Promotions

1939-09-04 Kombrig
1940-06-04 Major-General
1943-08-18 Brigadier-General (Polish Army)
1944-03-13 Major-General (Polish Army)
1944-03-18 Lieutenant-General
1945-05-11 Lieutenant-General (Polish Army)
1946-07-11 Colonel-General

Service

1939-06-XX 1941-06-27 Instructor at Frunze Military Academy
1941-06-27 1941-12-27 Commanding Officer 248th Rifle Division
1941-12-XX 1942-02-XX Commanding Officer 43 Reserve Rifle Brigade
1942-02-XX 1943-06-XX Commandant of Kiev Rifle Officers School
1943-08-18 Transferred to the Polish People's Army
1943-08-XX 1944-03-XX Deputy Commanding Officer I Corps Polish People's Army
1944-03-XX 1944-08-XX Deputy Commanding Officer Polish People's Army
1944-08-XX 1944-09-XX Commanding Officer 2nd Polish People's Army
1944-09-XX 1944-12-XX Commanding Officer 3rd Polish People's Army
1944-12-XX 1945-06-XX Commanding Officer 2nd Polish People's Army
1945-06-XX 1945-08-XX Chief Inspector of Rearmament
1945-09-XX 1945-12-XX Commanding Officer III Military Area
1946-02-14 1947-03-28 Vice Minister of Defence
1947-03-28 Killed by Ukrainian nationalists
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin