| Title: Name: | Southern group of forces | Southern Group of Forces |
| Original title: Original Name: | Южная группа войск | |
| Date of creation: Raised/Formed: | 24.11.1956 | |
| Predecessor: Predecessor: | 38. army | , the 38th Army |
| Date of termination: Disbanded: | 16.06.1991 | |
| Successor: Successor: | - | - |
| Parent headquarters: Higher Command: | 24.11.1956-05.09.1984 Ministry of defense 05.09.1984-16.06.1991 the Main headquarters of the troops of the south-west direction | 24.11.1956-05.09.1984 Ministry of Defence 05.09.1984-16.06.1991 Main Command of the Armed Forces of the South-Western Theatre |
| Dislocation: Deployed: | 24.11.1956-16.06.1991 Budapest, ? | |
| Commander: Commander: | 24.11.1956-26.10.1960 Kazakov, Mikhail Ilyich (general of the army) 26.10.1960-10.08.1961 Nikitin, Matvej Timofejevič (lieutenant-general of tank troops) 10.08.1961-05.09.1962 Batov, Pavel Ivanovich (general of the army) 05.09.1962-14.10.1969 Provalov, Konstantin Ivanovich (lieutenant general) 14.10.1969-29.04.1970 Ivanov, Boris Petrovich (lieutenant general) 29.04.1970-18.12.1975 Ivanov, Boris Petrovich (lieutenant general) 18.12.1975-13.02.1976 Krivda, Fedot Filippovič (lieutenant general) 13.02.1976-DD.03.1979 Krivda, Fedot Filippovič (lieutenant general) DD.03.1979-31.07.1982 Sivenok, Vladimir Ivanovich (lieutenant general) 31.07.1982-16.12.1982 Kočetov, Konstantin Alexeyevich (lieutenant general) 16.12.1982-05.08.1985 Kočetov, Konstantin Alexeyevich (lieutenant general) 05.08.1985-21.06.1988 Děmidov, Alexei Arseňjevič (lieutenant general) 21.06.1988-28.12.1990 Burlakov, Matvej Prokopjevič (lieutenant general) 28.12.1990-16.06.1991 Šilov, Vladimir Jefimovič (lieutenant general) | |
| Chief of staff: Chief of Staff: | 24.11.1956-26.11.1956 Tutarinov, Ivan Vasilyevich (major general) 26.11.1956-01.04.1958 Tutarinov, Ivan Vasilyevich (lieutenant general) 01.04.1958-25.05.1959 Nikitin, Matvej Timofejevič (major general of tank troops) 25.05.1959-17.05.1960 Nikitin, Matvej Timofejevič (lieutenant-general of tank troops) 17.05.1960-21.12.1961 Tolkoňuk, Illarion Avksenťjevič (lieutenant general) 21.12.1961-DD.01.1962 ? DD.01.1962-DD.06.1964 Baskakov, Vladimir Nikolaevich (lieutenant-general of tank troops) DD.06.1964-DD.MM.1969 ? DD.MM.1969-23.02.1971 Zotov, Nikolai Alexandrovich (major general) 23.02.1971-25.09.1972 Zotov, Nikolai Alexandrovich (lieutenant general) 25.09.1972-04.11.1973 Dunin, Alexander Alexandrovich (major general of tank troops) 04.11.1973-DD.12.1976 Dunin, Alexander Alexandrovich (lieutenant-general of tank troops) DD.12.1976-DD.10.1979 Verevkin-Rachalskij, Vladimir Nikolaevich (lieutenant general) DD.10.1979-DD.MM.1983 Kolesov, Vladlen Serafimovič (lieutenant general) DD.MM.1983-DD.10.1987 Porfirjev, Erlen Viktorovič (major general) DD.10.1987-16.06.1991 ? | |
| Subordinate units: Subordinated Units: | | |
| Honorary title: Honorary Name: | - | - |
| Honors: Decorations: | - | |
| Note: Note: | 24.11.1956-16.06.1991 WOO 32101 | 24.11.1956-16.06.1991 HIM 32101 |
| Source: Sources: | Feskov, Vitaly Ivanovich - Golikov, Valery Ivanovich - the Kalashnikov, Konstantin Anatolyevich: Sovětskaja Armija in goda "Cholodnoj war" (1946-1991 gg.). Tomsk, ITGU 2004. Feskov, Vitaly Ivanovich - Golikov, Valery Ivanovich - the Kalashnikov, Konstantin Anatolyevich - Slugin, Sergey Anatolyevich: Vooružennyje Forces of the USSR messenger Velikoj Otěčestvennoj the army. No. 1. Tomsk, INTL 2013. | |