The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Leonid Vasilevich Vetoshnikov

Vetoshnikov, Leonid Vasilevich

Major-General

* 30th of May 1897

† 22nd of December 1964

(Леонид Васильевич Ветошников)

Promotions

1941-07-24 Major-General

Service

1932-12-XX 1935-11-XX Chief of Staff, 7th Rifle Division
1935-11-XX 1936-12-XX Attending Frunze Military Academy
1936-12-XX 1938-06-XX Attending the Military Academy of the General Staff
1938-06-XX 1940-02-XX Senior Instructor at the Military Academy of the General Staff
1940-02-XX 1940-03-XX Chief of Staff, Special Rifle Corps
1940-03-XX 1941-06-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Odessa Military District
1940-03-XX 1941-06-XX Chief of Operations Section, Odessa Military District
1941-06-XX 1941-08-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, 9th Army
1941-06-XX 1941-08-XX Chief of Operations Section, 9th Army
1941-08-XX 1941-09-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Odessa Military District
1941-08-XX 1941-09-XX Chief of Operations Section, Odessa Military District
1941-09-XX 1941-11-XX At disposal of Colonel-General A.V. Khrulev as Plenipotentiary for Supply & Evacuation of Leningrad
1941-11-XX 1942-01-XX Deputy Commanding Officer 57th Army
1941-11-XX 1942-01-XX Chief of Rear Service, 57th Army
1942-01-XX 1942-06-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, Operational Group, Southwestern Front
1942-01-XX 1942-06-XX Chief of Operations Section, Operational Group, Southwestern Front
1942-06-XX 1942-06-25 Acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Southwestern Theatre
1942-06-XX 1942-06-25 Acting Chief of Operations Section, Southwestern Theatre
1942-06-25 1942-07-03 Acting Chief of Staff, 28th Army
1942-07-XX 1942-08-XX At disposal of the High Command
1942-08-26 1943-01-12 Commanding Officer 266th Rifle Division
1943-01-12 1943-XX-XX Hospitalised and convalescing
1943-XX-XX 1943-05-XX At disposal of the Military Council, Southwestern Front
1943-05-XX 1944-02-XX Deputy Chief of Staff, 1st Guards Army
1943-05-XX 1944-02-XX Chief of Operations Section, 1st Guards Army
1944-02-XX 1945-09-XX Chief of Combat Training Section, Northern Caucasian Military District
1945-09-XX 1946-01-XX Chief of Combat & Physical Training Section, Don Military District
1946-01-XX 1952-09-03 Senior Instructor at the Military Academy of the General Staff
1952-09-03 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Ilya Mukhin