Chief of Combined Staff of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization
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The Chief of Combined Staff of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization (Russian: Начальник Объединенного штаба Объединенных вооруженных сил стран-участниц Варшавского договора) was a post in command of Combined Staff of the military forces of the Warsaw Pact. Furthermore, the Chief of Combined Staff was also a First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union. The post, which was instituted in 1955 and abolished in 1991, was always held by a Soviet officer.
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Chief of Combined Staff of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization | |
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Начальник Объединенного штаба Объединенных вооруженных сил стран-участниц Варшавского договора | |
General Staff | |
Member of | Warsaw Pact General Staff |
Reports to | Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces |
Seat | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Formation | 14 May 1955; 69 years ago (1955-05-14) |
First holder | Aleksei Antonov |
Final holder | Vladimir Lobov |
Abolished | 1 July 1991; 33 years ago (1991-07-01) |
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