During the 1937 - 1941 period, he was artillery chief of the Belorussian, North Caucasus and Kiev Military Districts. From 1941 to 1948, he was head of the Main Artillery Directorate (GAU) (In Russian: GAU =  Glavnye Artilleryiskye Upravlenue) and member of the Military Council of the Red Army's artillery force.
During the period from 1937 to 1941, this individual was responsible for artillery in the Belorussian, North Caucasus, and Kiev military districts. From 1941 to 1948, he led the Main Artillery Directorate (GAU) and served on the Military Council of the Red Army's artillery branch.