Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces (Russian: Главнокомандующие Сухопутными войсками России) is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Ground Forces. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire. The current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces is Army General Oleg Salyukov.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces
Главнокомандующие Сухопутными войсками России
Flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces
Incumbent
Army General Oleg Salyukov

since May 2014
Russian Ground Forces
Member ofGeneral Staff of the Armed Forces
Reports toChief of the General Staff
AppointerPresident of Russia
Formation9 August 1812 (historical)
10 June 1992 (current form)
WebsiteOfficial website

List of Commanders

† denotes people who died in office.

Red Army (1918–1946)

Commander-in-Chief
No. Portrait Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Vācietis, JukumsKomandarm 2nd rank
Jukums Vācietis
(1873–1938)
6 September 19188 July 1919305 days
2
Kamenev, SergeiKomandarm 1st rank
Sergei Kamenev
(1881–1936)
8 July 191928 April 19244 years, 295 days
Chief of Staff
No. Portrait Chief of the StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Frunze, MikhailMajor General
Mikhail Frunze
(1885–1925)
April 1924January 19259 months
2
Kamenev, SergeiKomandarm 1st rank
Sergei Kamenev
(1881–1936)
January 1925November 192510 months
3
Tukhachevsky, MikhailMarshal of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
(1893–1937)
November 1925May 19282 years, 6 months
4
Shaposhnikov, BorisKomandarm 1st rank
Boris Shaposhnikov
(1882–1945)
May 1928April 19312 years, 11 months
5
Triandafillov, VladimirGeneral
Vladimir Triandafillov
(1894–1931)
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May 193112 July 1931 2 months
6
Yegorov, Alexander IlyichMarshal of the Soviet Union
Alexander Ilyich Yegorov
(1883–1939)
July 1931September 19354 years, 2 months
Chief of the General Staff
No. Portrait Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Yegorov, Alexander IlyichMarshal of the Soviet Union
Alexander Ilyich Yegorov
(1883–1939)
September 193510 May 19371 year, 8 months
2
Shaposhnikov, BorisMarshal of the Soviet Union
Boris Shaposhnikov
(1882–1945)
10 May 1937August 19403 years, 2 months
3
Shaposhnikov, BorisArmy General
Kirill Meretskov
(1897–1968)
August 1940January 19415 months
4
Zhukov, GeorgyArmy General
Georgy Zhukov
(1896–1974)
February 194129 July 19415 months
(2)
Shaposhnikov, BorisMarshal of the Soviet Union
Boris Shaposhnikov
(1882–1945)
29 July 194111 May 1942286 days
5
Vasilevsky, AleksandrMarshal of the Soviet Union
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
(1895–1977)
26 June 1942February 19452 years, 7 months
6
Antonov, AlekseiArmy General
Aleksei Antonov
(1896–1962)
February 194522 March 19461 year, 1 month

Soviet Ground Forces (1946–1992)

Commander-in-Chief
No. Portrait Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Zhukov, GeorgyMarshal of the Soviet Union
Georgy Zhukov
(1896–1974)
March 19469 June 19465 months
2
Konev, IvanMarshal of the Soviet Union
Ivan Konev
(1897–1973)
194619503–4 years
Position of commander of ground forces did not exist from 1950–55
2
Konev, IvanMarshal of the Soviet Union
Ivan Konev
(1897–1973)
195519560–1 years
3
Malinovsky, RodionMarshal of the Soviet Union
Rodion Malinovsky
(1898–1967)
March 195626 October 19571 year
4
Grechko, AndreiMarshal of the Soviet Union
Andrei Grechko
(1903–1976)
195719602–3 years
5
Chuikov, VasilyMarshal of the Soviet Union
Vasily Chuikov
(1900–1982)
196019643–4 years
Position of commander of ground forces did not exist from 1964–67
6
Pavlovsky, IvanArmy General
Ivan Pavlovsky
(1909–1999)
November 1967197911–12 years
7
Petrov, VasiliyMarshal of the Soviet Union
Vasiliy Petrov
(1917–2014)
1980January 19854–5 years
8
Ivanovski, YevgeniArmy General
Yevgeni Ivanovski
(1918–1991)
5 February 1985January 19893 years
9
Varennikov, ValentinArmy General
Valentin Varennikov
(1923–2009)
5 January 198931 August 19912 years
10
Semyonov, VladimirColonel General
Vladimir Semyonov
(born 1940)
31 August 1991August 19920 years

Russian Ground Forces (1992–present)

Commander-in-Chief
No. Portrait Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Semyonov, VladimirArmy General
Vladimir Semyonov
(born 1940)
August 1992April 19974 years, 8 months
Chief of the Main Directorate
No. Portrait Chief of the Main DirectorateTook officeLeft officeTime in office
Bukreyev, YuriColonel General
Yuri Bukreyev
(born 1941)
Acting
January 19989 May 19984 months
1
Bukreyev, YuriColonel general
Yuri Bukreyev
(born 1941)
9 May 1998March 20012 years, 9 months
Commander-in-Chief
No. Portrait Commander-in-ChiefTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Kormiltsev, NikolaiArmy General
Nikolai Kormiltsev
(born 1946)
28 March 2001October 20043 years, 6 months
2
Maslov, AlexeyArmy General
Aleksei Maslov
(born 1953)
5 November 200431 July 20083 years, 8 months
3
Bondyrev, VladimirArmy General
Vladimir Boldyrev
(born 1953)
31 July 2008January 20101 year, 5 months
4
Postnikov, AlexanderColonel General
Aleksandr Postnikov-Streltsov
(born 1953)
11 January 201026 April 20122 years, 3 months
5
Chirkin, VladimirColonel General
Vladimir Chirkin
(born 1955)
26 April 20122 December 20131 year, 7 months
Istrakov, SergeyColonel General
Sergey Istrakov
(born 1959)
Acting
December 2013March 20142 months
6
Salyukov, OlegArmy General
Oleg Salyukov
(born 1955)
2 March 2014Incumbent6 years, 11 months

Notes

  1. Died in a plane crash.

References

    Further reading

    • V.I. Feskov, K.A. Kalashnikov, V.I. Golikov, The Soviet Army in the Years of the Cold War 1945–91, Tomsk University Publishing House, Tomsk, 2004 (for Soviet era list of CGSs).
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