North Caucasus Military District

North Caucasus Military District
Северо-Кавказский военный округ
North Caucasus Military District Coat of Arms
Founded	May 4, 1918
Country	Soviet Union (1918–1991) Russian Federation (1991 – 1 Sept 2010)
Branch	Russian Ground Forces
Type	Military district
Part of	Ministry of Defence
Headquarters	Rostov-on-Don
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner
Commanders
Notable commanders	Anatoly Kvashnin Jan Lufi

The North Caucasus Military District was a military district of the Russian Armed Forces from 1992-2010. Before 1992 it had been part of the Soviet Armed Forces since 1918. In 2010 it became the Southern Military District and lately also included the Black Sea Fleet and Caspian Flotilla.

It comprised the Republic of Adygeya, the Republic of Dagestan, the Republic of Ingushetia, the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, the Republic of North Osetia-Alaniya, the Chechen Republic, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, and Astrakhan, Volgograd, and Rostov oblasts. It has the same borders as the Southern Federal District. Its last commander was Lieutenant General Alexander Galkin, appointed from January 2010.