| Title: Name: | Central group of forces | Central Group of Forces |
| Original title: Original Name: | Центральная группа войск | |
| Date of creation: Raised/Formed: | 24.10.1968 | |
| Predecessor: Predecessor: | 38. army | , the 38th Army |
| Date of termination: Disbanded: | 27.06.1991 | |
| Successor: Successor: | - | - |
| Parent headquarters: Higher Command: | 24.10.1968-01.09.1984 Ministry of defense 01.09.1984-27.06.1991 the Main headquarters of the troops of the western direction | 24.10.1968-01.09.1984 Ministry of Defence 01.09.1984-27.06.1991 Main Command of the Armed Forces of the Western Theatre |
| Dislocation: Deployed: | 24.10.1968-27.06.1991 south lake tahoe, ? | |
| Commander: Commander: | 24.10.1968-DD.07.1972 Majorov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich (lieutenant-general) DD.07.1972-DD.11.1972 Těniščev, Ivan Ivanovich (lieutenant general) DD.11.1972-DD.10.1976 Těniščev, Ivan Ivanovich (lieutenant general) DD.10.1976-DD.04.1977 Suchorukov, Dmitry Semenovich (lieutenant general) DD.04.1977-DD.01.1979 Suchorukov, Dmitry Semenovich (lieutenant general) DD.01.1979-DD.12.1980 Jazov, Dmitry Timofejevič (colonel-general) DD.12.1980-DD.04.1981 Borisov, Grigory Grigorjevič (lieutenant general) DD.04.1981-01.09.1984 Borisov, Grigory Grigorjevič (lieutenant general) 01.09.1984-DD.12.1987 Jermakov, Viktor Fedorovich (lieutenant general) DD.12.1987-DD.04.1988 Vorobjov, Eduard Arkaďjevič (lieutenant general) DD.04.1988-27.06.1991 Vorobjov, Eduard Arkaďjevič (lieutenant general) | |
| Chief of staff: Chief of Staff: | 24.10.1968-DD.MM.1971 Radzijevskij, ? (lieutenant-general of tank troops) | |
| 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. | |