Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization

The Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization (Russian: Главнокомандующие Объединёнными вооружёнными силами стран-участниц Варшавского договора, romanized: Glavnokomanduyushchiye Obyedinonnymi vooruzhonnymi silami stran-uchastnits Varshavskogo dogovora) was a post in overall command of the military forces of the Warsaw Pact. Furthermore, the Supreme Commander was also a First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union. The post, which was instituted in 1955 and abolished in 1991, was always held by a Soviet military officer.

Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization
Главнокомандующие Объединёнными вооружёнными силами стран-участниц Варшавского договора
Longest serving
Marshal Viktor Kulikov

7 January 1977 – February 1989
Ministry of Defense
Member ofWarsaw Pact
Ministry of Defense
SeatMoscow, Soviet Union
Formation14 May 1955; 70 years ago (1955-05-14)
First holderIvan Konev
Final holderPyotr Lushev
Abolished1 July 1991; 34 years ago (1991-07-01)
DeputyChief of Combined Staff

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref.
1
Konev, IvanMarshal of the Soviet Union
Ivan Konev
(1897–1973)
14 May 1955April 19604 years, 10 months Soviet Army
2
Grechko, AndreiMarshal of the Soviet Union
Andrei Grechko
(1903–1976)
April 196012 April 19677 years Soviet Army
3
Yakubovsky, IvanMarshal of the Soviet Union
Ivan Yakubovsky
(1912–1976)
12 April 196730 November 1976 †9 years, 232 days Soviet Army
4
Kulikov, ViktorMarshal of the Soviet Union
Viktor Kulikov
(1921–2013)
7 January 1977February 198912 years Soviet Army
5
Lushev, PyotrArmy General
Pyotr Lushev
(1923–1997)
February 19891 July 19912 years, 5 months Soviet Army

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