Soviet Generals of the Army in the Great Patriotic War

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The below list identifies the 15 officers who held the rank of General of the Army (GA) at the end of World War II/the Great Patriotic War (GPW) (2 SEP 45). Their respective dates of rank (DOR) are also included. For all practical purposes, a GA was equivalent in rank to a Branch Marshal.
MSUs who held this rank during the GPW (prior to their promotion to MSU) are identified in the Notes section.

A. I. Antonov – DOR: 27 AUG 43

I. Kh. Bagramyan – DOR: 17 NOV 43

N. A. Bulganin – DOR: 18 NOV 44

N. F. Vatutin – DOR: 12 FEB 43

A. I. Eremenko – DOR: 27 AUG 43

G. F. Zakharov – DOR: 28 JUL 44

M. V. Zakharov – DOR: 29 MAY 45

I. I. Maslennikov – DOR: 28 JUL 44

V. N. Merkulov – DOR: 9 JUL 45

I. Ye Petrov – DOR: 9 OCT 43/26 OCT 44. (N.B. His two dates of rank to GA reflect his demotion to Col Gen (DOR: 4 FEB 44) and subsequent repeat promotion to GA)

M. M. Popov – DOR: 26 AUG 43 (N.B. Subsequently demoted to Col Gen with a DOR of 20 APR 44)

M. A. Purkaev – DOR: 26 OCT 44

V. D. Sokolovskiy – DOR: 27 AUG 43

A. V. Khrulev – DOR: 7 NOV 43

I. D. Chernyakhovskiy – DOR: 26 JUN 44

Notes:

1) The eight MSUs who held GA rank included: Vasilevskiy (GA DOR: 18 JAN 43), Govorov (GA DOR: 17 NOV 43), Zhukov (GA DOR: 4 JUN 40), Konev (GA DOR: 26 AUG 43), Malinovskiy (GA DOR: 28 APR 43), Meretskov (GA DOR: 4 JUN 40), Rokossovskiy (GA DOR: 28 APR 43) and Tolbukhin (GA DOR: 21 SEP 43).

2) In addition to Zhukov and Meretskov, three additional officers held GA rank as of 22 JUN 41. They included: I. V. Tyulenev (GA DOR: 4 JUN 40), I. R. Apanasenko (GA DOR: 22 FEB 41) and D. G. Pavlov (DOR: 22 FEB 41). Pavlov was subsequently executed/purged on 27 JUL 41. Theretofore he commanded the Western Special Military District.

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