Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces


The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces is the chief commanding authority of the Russian Ground Forces. He is appointed by the President of Russia. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire. The current Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces is Army General Oleg Salyukov.

List of Commanders

† denotes people who died in office.

Red Army (1918–1946)

Soviet Ground Forces (1946–1992)

! colspan=7|Position of commander of ground forces did not exist from 1950–55
! colspan=7|Position of commander of ground forces did not exist from 1964–67

Russian Ground Forces (1992–present)