Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization
| Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization | |
|---|---|
| Главнокомандующие Объединёнными вооружёнными силами стран-участниц Варшавского договора | |
 | |
| Ministry of Defense | |
| Member of |
Warsaw Pact Ministry of Defense |
| Seat | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Formation | 14 May 1955 |
| First holder | Ivan Konev |
| Final holder | Pyotr Lushev |
| Abolished | 1 July 1991 |
| Deputy | Chief of Combined Staff |
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 officer.
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Konev (1897–1973) |
14 May 1955 | April 1960 | 4 years, 10 months | Soviet Army | ||
| 2 |
Marshal of the Soviet Union Andrei Grechko (1903–1976) |
April 1960 | 12 April 1967 | 7 years | Soviet Army | – | |
| 3 |
Marshal of the Soviet Union Ivan Yakubovsky (1912–1976) |
12 April 1967 | 30 November 1976 † | 9 years, 232 days | Soviet Army | ||
| 4 |
Marshal of the Soviet Union Viktor Kulikov (1921–2013) |
7 January 1977 | February 1989 | 12 years | Soviet Army | ||
| 5 |
Army General Pyotr Lushev (1923–1997) |
February 1989 | 1 July 1991 | 2 years, 5 months | Soviet Army | – |
