Sergei Kruglov (politician)
Sergei Kruglov | |
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Сергей Круглов | |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 26 June 1953 – 31 January 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Lavrentiy Beria |
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Dudorov (MGB) Ivan Serov (KGB) |
| In office 15 March 1946 – 5 March 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as People's Commissar for Internal Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Lavrentiy Beria |
| People's Commissar for Internal Affairs | |
| In office 29 December 1945 – 15 March 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Lavrentiy Beria |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister of Internal Affairs) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergei Nikiforovich Kruglov Russian: Серге́й Никифорович Круглов October 2, 1907 |
| Died | July 6, 1977 (aged 69) Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1928–1960) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Red Army GUGB NKVD MGB |
| Years of service | 1929–1930 1938–1956 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Commands | 4th Sapper Army |
| Battles/wars | |
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Sergei Nikiforovich Kruglov (2 October 1907 – 6 July 1977) was the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union from January 1946 to March 1953 and again from June 1953 until February 1956. He held the military rank of Colonel General. He was involved in several brutal actions of the Soviet security forces. These actions occurred in the 1940s and were carried out alongside his comrade-in-arms General Ivan Serov.
Kruglov was fluent in several foreign languages, including English, and was awarded the Legion of Merit and created an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for organizing the security of the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference during World War II.