| Title: Name: | the Group of soviet forces in Germany | Group of Soviet Forces in Germany |
| Original title: Original Name: | Группа советских войск в Германии | |
| Date of creation: Raised/Formed: | 26.03.1954 | |
| Predecessor: Predecessor: | Group of soviet occupation troops in Germany | Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany |
| Date of termination: Disbanded: | 01.07.1989 | |
| Successor: Successor: | Western group of forces | Western Group of Forces |
| Parent headquarters: Higher Command: | 26.03.1954-01.09.1984 Ministry of defense 01.09.1984-01.07.1989 the Main headquarters of the troops of the western direction | 26.03.1954-01.09.1984 Ministry of Defence 01.09.1984-01.07.1989 the Main Commander of the Armed Forces of the Western Theatre |
| Dislocation: Deployed: | 26.03.1954-01.07.1989 Wünsdorf | |
| Commander: Commander: | 26.03.1954-11.03.1955 Grechko, Andrei Antonovič (general of the army) 11.03.1955-17.11.1957 Grechko, Andrei Antonovič (marshal of the Soviet union) 17.11.1957-08.05.1959 Zakharov, Matvej Vasilyevich (general of the army) 08.05.1959-15.04.1960 Zakharov, Matvej Vasilyevich (marshal of the Soviet union) 15.04.1960-09.06.1961 Jakubovskij, Ivan Ignaťjevič (colonel-general) 09.06.1961-19.04.1962 Konev, Ivan Stepanovich (marshal of the Soviet union) 19.04.1962-27.01.1965 Jakubovskij, Ivan Ignaťjevič (general of the army) 27.01.1965-15.04.1968 Koševoj, Pyotr Kirillovič (general of the army) 15.04.1968-01.11.1969 Koševoj, Pyotr Kirillovič (marshal of the Soviet union) 01.11.1969-29.04.1970 Kulikov, Viktor Georgiyevich (colonel-general) 29.04.1970-14.09.1971 Kulikov, Viktor Georgiyevich (general of the army) 14.09.1971-20.07.1972 Kurkotkin, Semyon Konstantinovich (colonel-general) 20.07.1972-03.11.1972 Ivanovskij, Yevgeny Filippovič (lieutenant general) 03.11.1972-26.11.1980 Ivanovskij, Yevgeny Filippovič (army general) 26.11.1980-07.07.1985 Zaitsev, Mikhail Mitrofanovič (army general) 07.07.1985-12.07.1986 Lušev, Pyotr Georgiyevich (general of the army) 12.07.1986-12.11.1987 Bělikov, Valeriy Alexandrovich (army general) 12.11.1987-26.11.1987 26.11.1987-01.07.1989 Snětkov, Boris Vasilyevich (army general) | |
| Chief of staff: Chief of Staff: | 26.03.1954 | |
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| Honorary title: Honorary Name: | - | - |
| Honors: Decorations: | - | |
| Note: Note: | - | - |
| Source: Sources: | Feskov, Vitaly Ivanovich – Kalashnikov, Konstantin Anatolyevich – Golikov, Valery Ivanovich: Sovětskaja Armija in goda "Cholodnoj war" (1946-1991 gg.). Tomsk, Izdatělstvo TGU 2004. | |