Kovalev Demyan Grigorievich

Genus. in 1894 in the Mogilev province. In 1915–1917 in the Russian army. Member of the RSDLP (b) since 1918. In 1918, head of the Criminal Investigation Department (Mogilev). In 1919 he was secretary of the revolutionary committee, organizer of the committees of the poor, volost revolutionary committees, authorized political commissar for the areas of the Western Territory liberated from occupation, authorized by the Revolutionary Military Council of the 12th, 16th armies, propagandist of the Kiev underground committee of the CP (b) of Ukraine. In 1920–1921 Deputy Chairman of the Rogachev District Cheka. In 1921–1926 authorized by the Gomel provincial Cheka - provincial department of the GPU, head of the Department, Secret Operational Unit, deputy head of the Gomel regional department of the GPU. In 1926–1927 Head of the Bobruisk Regional Department of the GPU. In 1927–1929 Head of the II Branch of the Counterintelligence Department, II Branch of the Secret Department of the Plenipotentiary Representation of the OGPU in the Belarusian Military District. In 1930–1932 assistant to the head of the Secret Department, head of the 1st Department of the Secret Political Department of the Plenipotentiary Representation of the OGPU in the Northern Territory. In 1932–1935 assistant chief of the Vologda Operational Sector of the GPU-NKVD. In 1935, head of the Vologda operational sector of the NKVD. In 1935–1936 head of the Vologda city department of the NKVD, head of the Special Department of the NKVD of the 10th Infantry Division. In 1936–1937 head of the NKVD Directorate for the Autonomous Region Zyryan (Komi). In 1937–1939 People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the Komi ASSR. In 1939–1942 head of the III department, Operational-Chekist department of the Directorate of the Volga ITL of the NKVD, head of the Operational Department of the Directorate of the Rybinsk ITL of the NKVD. In 1942–1944 Head of the Operational-Chekist Department of the Directorate of the Kamensky ITL of the NKVD. In 1944–1945 Head of the Operational-Chekist Department of the Ponysh ITL Directorate of the NKVD. In 1945–1947 Head of the Operational-Chekist Department of the Department of PFL No. 283 of the Department of Corrective Labor Camps and Colonies of the Department of the NKVD-MVD for the Moscow Region. Died 03/10/1947.