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Chief of Combined Staff of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization

Summary

The Chief of Combined Staff of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization (Russian: Начальник Объединенного штаба Объединенных вооруженных сил стран-участниц Варшавского договора) was a post in command of Combined Staff of the military forces of the Warsaw Pact. Furthermore, the Chief of Combined Staff was also a First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union. The post, which was instituted in 1955 and abolished in 1991, was always held by a Soviet officer.

Chief of Combined Staff of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization
Начальник Объединенного штаба Объединенных вооруженных сил стран-участниц Варшавского договора
Longest serving
Army General Anatoly Gribkov
23 April 1976 – 24 January 1989
General Staff
Member ofWarsaw Pact
General Staff
Reports toSupreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces
SeatMoscow, Soviet Union
Formation14 May 1955; 68 years ago (1955-05-14)
First holderAleksei Antonov
Final holderVladimir Lobov
Abolished1 July 1991; 32 years ago (1991-07-01)

List of officeholders edit

No. Portrait Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref.
1
 
Antonov, AlekseiArmy General
Aleksei Antonov
(1896–1962)		14 May 195516 June 1962 †7 years, 33 days  Soviet Army[1]
2
 
Batov, PavelArmy General
Pavel Batov
(1897–1985)		16 June 1962October 19653 years, 3 months  Soviet Army[2]
3
 
Kazakov, Mikhail IlyichArmy General
Mikhail Kazakov
(1901–1979)		October 1965August 19682 years, 10 months  Soviet Army[3]
4
 
Shtemenko, SergeiArmy General
Sergei Shtemenko
(1907–1976)		August 196823 April 1976 †7 years, 8 months  Soviet Army[4]
5
 
Gribkov, AnatolyArmy General
Anatoly Gribkov
(1919–2008)		23 April 197624 January 198912 years, 276 days  Soviet Army–
6
 
Lobov, VladimirArmy General
Vladimir Lobov
(born 1935)
[a]		24 January 19891 July 19912 years, 158 days  Soviet Army–

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Afterwards served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Union in 1991

References edit

  1. ^ "GEN. A.I. ANTONOV OF SOVIET IS DEAD; Chief of Staff of the Warsaw Treaty Forces Was 65 Link With the Past Denounced Beria". The New York Times. 20 June 1962. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. ^ Theodore Shabad (30 October 1962). "Moscow Picks Batov; Soviet Bloc Chief of Staff Named; Move Is Linked to Cuban Crisis". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Warsaw Pact Gets New Staff Chief". The New York Times. Reuters. 24 November 1965. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "GENERAL SHTEMENKO OF WARSAW PACT, 68". The New York Times. Associated Press. 24 April 1976. Retrieved 7 June 2022.