Commanders of The Soviet Border Guards
- Nikolai Stakhanov, 1942-1952
- Pavel Zyryanov, 1952-1956
- Timofey Strokach, 1956-1957
- Pavel Zyryanov, 1957-1972
- Vadim Matrosov, 1972-1989
- Ilya Kalinichenko, 1989-1991
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