Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces
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The Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces (Russian: Командующий Ракетными войсками стратегического назначения) is the general officer responsible for leading the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
| Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces | |
|---|---|
| Командующий Ракетными войсками стратегического назначения | |
 Flag of the Commander of the RVSN | |
| Strategic Rocket Forces Strategic Rocket Forces Command | |
| Member of | General Staff of the Armed Forces |
| Reports to | Chief of the General Staff |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Formation | 17 December 1959 (historic) 26 August 1992 (current form) |
History
In the years after World War II the development of Soviet ballistic missiles was the responsibility of a department with in the Chief Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, which was the basis for creation of the Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN) as a separate branch of the Soviet Armed Forces, on 17 December 1959. The branch was given control over all of the Soviet Union's ballistic missiles.[1]
The title of the head of the service was changed in 2001 from commander-in-chief to commander, when the Russian Space Forces were split off from the RVSN as a separate combat arm. The Main Staff of the Rocket Forces became the Staff.[2]
List of commanders
Commanders-in-Chief
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Marshal of Artillery Mitrofan Nedelin (1902–1960) | 17 December 1959 | 24 October 1960 | 312 days | [3][4] | |
| 2 | Marshal of the Soviet Union Kirill Moskalenko (1902–1985) | 25 October 1960 | April 1962 | ~1 year, 158 days | [5][4] | |
| 3 | Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergey Biryuzov (1904–1964) | April 1962 | March 1963 | ~334 days | [4] | |
| 4 | Marshal of the Soviet Union Nikolai Krylov (1903–1972) | March 1963 | 9 February 1972 | ~8 years, 345 days | [4][6] | |
| 5 | Chief Marshal of Artillery Vladimir Tolubko (1914–1989) | 10 February 1972 | 10 July 1985 | 13 years, 150 days | [4] | |
| 6 | General of the Army Yuri Maksimov (1924–2002) | 10 July 1985 | 26 August 1992 | 7 years, 47 days | [4] | |
| 7 | General of the Army Igor Sergeyev (1938–2006) | 26 August 1992 | 22 May 1997 | 4 years, 269 days | [7] | |
| 8 | General of the Army Vladimir Yakovlev (born 1954) | 30 June 1997 | 26 April 2001 | 3 years, 339 days | [8] |
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Commanders
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Colonel General Nikolai Solovtsov (born 1949) | 26 April 2001 | 3 August 2009 | 8 years, 99 days | [9] | |
| 10 | Lieutenant General Andrey Shvaichenko (born 1953) | 3 August 2009 | 22 June 2010 | 323 days | [10] | |
| 11 | Colonel General Sergey Karakayev (born 1961) | 22 June 2010 | 14 years, 245 days | [10] |
Deputies and chiefs of staff
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- First Deputy Commander-in-Chief
- Vladimir Tolubko (1960–1968)[4]
- Mikhail Grigoryev (1968–1981)[4]
- Yuri Yashin (1981–1989)[4]
- Aleksandr Volkov (1989–1994)[4]
- Nikolai Solovtsov (1994–1997)[9]
- Chief of the Main Staff
- Mikhail Nikolsky (1960–1962)[2]
- Mikhail Lovkov (1962–1966)[2]
- Vladimir Vishenkov (1976–1987)[2]
- Stanislav Kochemasov (1987–1994)[2]
- Viktor Yesin (1994–1997)[2]
- Vladimir Yakovlev (1996–1997)[2]
- Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief
- Anatoly Perminov (1997–2001)[2]
- Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander
- Sergey Khutortsev (2001–2006)[2]
- Andrey Shvaichenko (2006–2009)[10]
- Sergey Karakayev (2009–2010)[11]
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References
Sources
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