Soviet and East German Commandants of East Berlin
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Nikolay Berzarin | 2 May 1945 – 16 June 1945 |
| Aleksandr Gorbatov | 17 June 1945 – 19 November 1945 |
| Dimitry Smirnov | 19 November 1945 – 1 April 1946 |
| Aleksandr Kotikov | 1 April 1946 – 7 June 1950 |
| Sergey Dienghin | 7 June 1950 – April 1953 |
| Pavel Dibrov | April 1953 – 23 June 1956 |
| Andrey Chamov | 28 June 1956 – 26 February 1958 |
| Nikolay Zakharov | 26 February 1958 – 9 May 1961 |
| Andrey Soloviev | 9 May 1961 – 22 August 1962 |
| Helmut Poppe | 22 August 1962 – 31 May 1971 |
| Artur Kunath | 1 June 1971 – 31 August 1978 |
| Karl-Heinz Drews | 1 September 1978 – 31 December 1988 |
| Wolfgang Dombrowski | 1 January 1989 – 30 September 1990 |
| Detlef Wendorf | 1 October 1990 – 2 October 1990 |
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