The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Filippovich Vasilev

Vasilev, Aleksandr Filippovich

Lieutenant-General

* 11th of September 1902

† 5th of July 1984

(Александр Филиппович Васильев)

Promotions

1939-11-10 Colonel
1943-02-14 Major-General
1944-10-24 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-12-XX 1939-05-15 Chief of 10th Section, Intelligence Directorate, General Staff
1939-05-15 1940-08-26 Deputy Head of Intelligence Directorate, General Staff
1939-05-XX 1939-07-XX Chief of 9th Section, Intelligence Directorate, General Staff
1940-08-XX 1941-06-XX At disposal of the Intelligence Directorate
1941-06-XX 1941-06-22 Chief of Intelligence Section, Odessa Military District
1941-06-22 1942-02-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Southern Front
1942-03-XX 1942-04-XX Chief of Intelligence Section, Southern Front
1942-04-XX 1942-09-XX At disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate
1942-09-XX 1942-10-XX Chief of Operations Section, 58th Army
1942-10-XX 1942-12-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, 58th Army
1942-10-08 1942-12-19 Acting Chief of Staff, 58th Army
1942-12-XX 1943-01-XX Chief of Operations Section, Black Sea Group of Forces
1943-01-XX 1943-04-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Northern Caucasian Front
1943-01-XX 1943-04-XX Chief of Operations Section, Northern Caucasian Front
1943-04-XX 1943-07-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Steppe Military District
1943-04-XX 1943-07-XX Chief of Operations Section, Steppe Military District
1943-07-XX 1943-08-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Steppe
1943-07-XX 1943-08-XX Chief of Operations Section, Steppe Front
1943-08-XX 1944-10-XX At disposal of the Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1944-10-XX 1945-06-XX Head of the Soviet Military Mission to Great Britain
1945-07-01 1945-09-13 Chief of Special Group, Staff, Soviet Military Administration in Germany
1945-09-13 1947-09-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Soviet Military Administration in Germany
1947-09-XX 1949-12-XX Soviet Representative on the Military Staff Committee, United Nations
1949-12-XX 1950-02-XX At disposal of the Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1950-02-XX 1951-06-XX Head of Foreign Relations Directorate, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1951-06-XX 1953-05-XX Deputy Head of Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1953-05-XX 1953-11-18 Head of Information, Main Intelligence Directorate GRU
1953-11-18 Retired
Picture source: From 'Velikaya Otechestvennaya. Nachal'niki razvedki frontov, armiy, flotov, flotiliy', 2014