Peter Gerasimovich Melnikov ( 1899 - 1977 ) - Soviet military commander and teacher, major general of technical troops . Head of the Chemical Forces of the Red Army (1939-1942).
| Peter Gerasimovich Melnikov | |||||
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| Date of Birth | 1899 | ||||
| Date of death | 1977 | ||||
| Affiliation |  Russia → the USSR | ||||
| Type of army | RKKA , SA | ||||
| Years of service | 1918 - 1968 | ||||
| Rank | major general of technical troops | ||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||
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Biography
Born into a peasant family. In 1918 he joined the Red Army . Since 1919, after the end of the Moscow command courses of heavy artillery of the Red Army, he commanded a platoon, a battery.
In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery School of the TAON command staff, in 1924 the Higher Red Banner Artillery School for the training of the Red Army command staff. Since 1929, a junior engineer of the technical part, since 1931 the head of the experiments of the experimental-technical department of the Scientific Testing Military Chemical Test Site.
Since 1935, the head of the department, since 1938 an assistant chief, and since 1939, the brigade commander and head of the Office of the Military Chemical Defense of the Red Army. In 1940 he was promoted to major general of the technical troops [1] . Since 1941, the head of the Main Military Chemical Department of the Red Army [2] .
From 1942 to 1947, the head of the Kalinin Military Chemical School , June 24, 1945 at the head of this school participated in the Victory Parade [3] . From 1947 to 1950, he was the head of the Kostroma Military Chemical School .
Notes
- ↑ Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR of 4.06.1940 No. 945
- ↑ Orders No. 0065, No. 0066, No. 0285 on the chemical protection of the Red Army and chemical forces
- ↑ Victory Parade on June 24, 1945 on the Website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Literature
- Russian archive: The Great Patriotic War. T. 12 (1-2). On the eve of the war. Materials of the meeting of the senior management of the Red Army December 23-31, 1940 - M .: TERRA, 1993
Links
- Melnikov Petr Gerasimovich on the site Pages of Russian history