Soviet Air Defence Forces - Commanders-in-Chief, Air Defense Forces

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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