In 1939, he commanded the 10th Army during the polish campaign.As of 1941, he was deputy commander of the Central and Byelorussian fronts and he commanded the 49th Army of the Soviet Union, playing a key role early on during the Battle of Moscow in late 1941.
United States Army | British Army | Union Army | Army | Red Army | United States Army Corps of Engineers | Confederate States Army | United States Army Air Forces | Australian Army | 49th United States Congress | Indian Army | French Army | British Indian Army | Provisional Irish Republican Army | Imperial Japanese Army | army | United States Army Reserve | Continental Army | People's Liberation Army | Army of the Potomac | Irish Republican Army | German Army | Canadian Army | Yugoslav People's Army | United States Army Air Corps | People's Liberation Army Navy | Pakistan Army | Territorial Army (United Kingdom) | Soviet Army | Royal Army Medical Corps |
The nationalists sent out two brigades totaling six regiments to reinforce their besieged 49th Army, but they were stopped by the communist 24th Division of the 8th Column and the communist 26th Division of the 9th Column at the region of Hongluojian (虹螺岘), west of Jinxi and the region of Senior Border (Lao Bian, 老边), northwest of Jinxi.