The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Colonel-General Pavel Ivanovich Zyrianov

Zyrianov, Pavel Ivanovich

Colonel-General

* 16th of March 1907

† January 1992

(NKVD)

(Павел Иванович Зырянов)

Promotions

1939-05-31 Colonel
1942-05-03 Major-General
1957-07-15 Lieutenant-General
1961-02-23 Colonel-General

Service

1937-10-03 1939-12-16 Commanding Officer 69th NKVD Border Detachment
1939-12-16 1942-01-XX Chief of Staff, NKVD Border Troops, Primorsk District
1942-01-XX 1946-03-XX Commanding Officer NKVD Border Troops, Primorsk District
1946-03-XX 1950-XX-XX Commanding Officer MVD Border Troops, Primorsk District
1950-XX-XX 1952-05-XX Commanding Officer MGB Border Troops, Primorsk District
1952-05-20 1953-03-12 Head of Main Border Troops Directorate, Ministry of State Security MGB
1953-03-12 1956-02-15 Head of Main Border Troops Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1954-06-12 1956-02-15 Member of the Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1956-02-15 1956-05-28 At disposal of the Personnel Directorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs MVD
1956-05-28 1957-03-28 Deputy Head of 3rd Main Directorate, Committee of State Security KGB
1957-03-28 1957-04-02 Acting Head of Main Border Troops Directorate, Committee of State Security KGB
1957-04-02 1972-12-15 Head of Main Border Troops Directorate, Committee of State Security KGB
1959-09-16 1972-12-15 Member of the Council of the Committee of State Security KGB
1972-12-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin