Commanders-in-Chief, Air Defense Forces
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Leonid Govorov 1954-1955
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergei Biryuzov 1955-1962
- Marshal of Aviation V.A. Sudets 1962-1966
- Marshal of the Soviet Union Pavel Batitsky 1966-1978
- Chief Marshal of Aviation A. I. Koldunov 1978-May 1987
- General of the Army I.M. Тret'yak 31 May 1987-24 August 1991
- General of the Army Viktor A Prudnikov (ПРУДНИКОВ) с 09/1991-December 1997
- General-Colonel Viktor P Sinitsin (СИНИЦИН Виктор Павлович) Dec 1997 - Feb 1998
The post was then disestablished with the merger of the PVO and VVS in 1998.
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