SOVIET GENERALS: A World War II date D.S. by a number of Soviet Generals including Andrei Grechko (1903-1976) Marshal of the Soviet Union who participated in the Soviet invasion of Poland; Lev Mekhlis (1889-1953) Soviet politician and a prominent officer in the Red Army 1937-40; and Ivan Petrov (1896-1958) Soviet General of World War II, two pages, 4to, various places, February 1945, in Cyrillic. The typed document is addressed to the Chief of Staff of the 271^st Infantry Division and concerns the military career of Lieutenant-Colonel Vladimir Petrovich Rudenko, stating that he was born in 1908 and has served with the Red Army since 1940, and was awarded a military service medal, further adding that he is 'disciplined, demanding of himself and subordinates…..work is conscientious, diligent…..ideologically restrained, morally stable…..dedicated to the cause of the Lenin-Stalin party and the Socialist Motherland'. Signed in various colours of indelible pencil and ink by various individuals beneath brief text and with several official circular stamps. Some light overall age wear, a few very small holes and minor tears to the edges, about VG