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