Commanders During World War II
- General of the Army Dmitri G. Pavlov (June 1941: executed)
- Marshal Semyon K. Timoshenko (July 1941-September 1941)
- Lt. General Ivan S. Konev (September 1941-October 1941; August 1942-February 1943)
- General Georgy K. Zhukov (October 1941-August 1942)
- Colonel General V.D. Sokolovsky (February 1943-April 1944: relieved for dereliction of duty)
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