| Title: Name: | Western group of forces | Western Group of Forces |
| Original title: Original Name: | Западная группа войск | |
| Date of creation: Raised/Formed: | 01.07.1989 | |
| Predecessor: Predecessor: | the Group of soviet forces in Germany | the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany |
| Date of termination: Disbanded: | 31.12.1991 | |
| Successor: Successor: | Western group of forces | Western Group of Forces |
| Parent headquarters: Higher Command: | 01.07.1989-31.12.1991 the Main headquarters of the troops of the western direction | 01.07.1989-31.12.1991 Main Command of the Armed Forces of the Western Theatre |
| Dislocation: Deployed: | 01.07.1989-31.12.1991 Wünsdorf, ? | |
| Commander: Commander: | 01.07.1989-DD.11.1990 Snětkov, Boris Vasilyevich (army general) DD.11.1990-DD.12.1990 DD.12.1990-31.12.1991 Burlakov, Matvej Prokopjevič (lieutenant general) | |
| Chief of staff: Chief of Staff: | 01.07.1989- | |
| Subordinate units: Subordinated Units: | | |
| 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. | |