The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Army General Georgii Karlovich Tsinev

Tsinev, Georgii Karlovich

Army General

* 5th of May 1907

† 31st of May 1996

(Георгий Карпович Цинев)

Promotions

1942-12-XX Colonel
1945-04-19 Major-General
1957-01-09 Lieutenant-General
1967-10-27 Colonel-General
1978-12-13 Army General

Service

1942-02-XX 1942-07-XX Deputy Chief of the Political Section, Kalinin Front
1942-07-07 1942-11-12 Chief of the Political Section, 4th Shook Army
1943-05-18 1945-05-09 Chief of the Political Section, 57th Army
1945-10-XX 1946-04-XX Chief of the Economic Section, Soviet Delegation, Allied Control Commission in Austria
1946-04-XX 1950-08-28 Assistant Military Commissar, Soviet Delegation, Allied Control Commission in Austria
1950-08-28 1951-07-28 Deputy Soviet High Commissar for Austria
1953-09-21 1954-04-XX Chief of MVD Special Section, Soviet Group of Forces in Germany
1954-04-XX 1958-06-24 Chief of KGB Special Section, Soviet Group of Forces in Germany
1958-06-24 1960-10-24 Commandant of the Military Institute of the Committee of State Security KGB
1960-10-24 1964-05-XX Head of Special Directorate, 3rd Directorate, Committee of State Security KGB
1961-03-XX 1966-02-23 Deputy Head of 3rd Directorate, Committee of State Security KGB
1966-02-23 1967-07-24 Head of 3rd Directorate, Committee of State Security KGB
1967-05-24 1970-07-28 Head of 2nd Main Directorate, Committee of State Security KGB
1967-05-24 1970-07-28 Member of the Council of the Committee of State Security KGB
1970-07-28 1982-01-25 Deputy Chairman of the Committee of State Security KGB
1982-01-25 1985-01-25 First Deputy Chairman of Committee of State Security KGB
1985-01-25 1992-01-11 Military Inspector-Councilor, Group of General-Inspectors, Ministry of Defence
1992-01-11 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin