Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization

Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization
Главнокомандующие Объединёнными вооружёнными силами стран-участниц Варшавского договора
Longest serving Marshal Viktor Kulikov 7 January 1977 – February 1989
Ministry of Defense
Member of	Warsaw Pact Ministry of Defense
Seat	Moscow, Soviet Union
Formation	14 May 1955; 68 years ago (1955-05-14)
First holder	Ivan Konev
Final holder	Pyotr Lushev
Abolished	1 July 1991; 32 years ago (1991-07-01)
Deputy	Chief of Combined Staff

The Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization (Russian: Главнокомандующие Объединёнными вооружёнными силами стран-участниц Варшавского договора, romanized: Glavnokomanduyushchiye Obyedinonnymi vooruzhonnymi silami stran-uchastnits Varshavskogo dogovora) was a post in overall command of the military forces of the Warsaw Pact. Furthermore, the Supreme Commander was also a First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union. The post, which was instituted in 1955 and abolished in 1991, was always held by a Soviet officer.