The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Army General Nikolai Fedorovich Vatutin

Vatutin

Nikolai Fedorovich, Army General

(1901 – 1944)

(Николай Федорович Ватутин)

1931
- 1936
Chief of Staff 28th Mountain Rifle Division
1936
- 1937
Chief of 1st Section Siberian Military District
1937
- 1938
Deputy Chief of Staff Kiev Military District
1938
- 1940
Chief of Staff Kiev Military Special District
1939
Chief of Staff Ukrainian Front
1940
- 1941
Head of Operations Directorate, General Staff
1941
First Deputy Chief General Staff
1941
- 1942
Chief of Staff North-western Front
1942
Deputy Chief General Staff
1942
Commander in Chief Voronezh Front
1942
- 1943
Commander in Chief South-western Front
1943
Commander in Chief Voronezh Front
1943
- 1944
Commander in Chief 1st Ukrainian Front
1944
Severly wounded in an ambush by Ukrainian nationalists
1944
Hospitalized
1944
Died of his wounds
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