Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces
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The Commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces (Russian: Командующий Ракетными войсками стратегического назначения) is the general officer responsible for leading the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
History
In the years after World War II the development of Soviet ballistic missiles was the responsibility of a department with in the Chief Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, which was the basis for creation of the Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN) as a separate branch of the Soviet Armed Forces, on 17 December 1959. The branch was given control over all of the Soviet Union's ballistic missiles.
The title of the head of the service was changed in 2001 from commander-in-chief to commander, when the Russian Space Forces were split off from the RVSN as a separate combat arm. The Main Staff of the Rocket Forces became the Staff.
List of commanders
Commanders-in-Chief
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief Marshal of Artillery Mitrofan Nedelin (1902–1960) | 17 December 1959 | 24 October 1960 | 312 days | ||
| 2 | Marshal of the Soviet Union Kirill Moskalenko (1902–1985) | 25 October 1960 | April 1962 | ~1 year, 158 days | ||
| 3 | Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergey Biryuzov (1904–1964) | April 1962 | March 1963 | ~334 days | ||
| 4 | Marshal of the Soviet Union Nikolai Krylov (1903–1972) | March 1963 | 9 February 1972 | ~8 years, 345 days | ||
| 5 | Chief Marshal of Artillery Vladimir Tolubko (1914–1989) | 10 February 1972 | 10 July 1985 | 13 years, 150 days | ||
| 6 | General of the Army Yuri Maksimov (1924–2002) | 10 July 1985 | 26 August 1992 | 7 years, 47 days | ||
| 7 | General of the Army Igor Sergeyev (1938–2006) | 26 August 1992 | 22 May 1997 | 4 years, 269 days | ||
| 8 | General of the Army Vladimir Yakovlev (born 1954) | 30 June 1997 | 26 April 2001 | 3 years, 339 days |
Commanders
| No. | Portrait | Commander-in-chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Colonel General Nikolai Solovtsov (born 1949) | 26 April 2001 | 3 August 2009 | 8 years, 99 days | ||
| 10 | Lieutenant General Andrey Shvaichenko (born 1953) | 3 August 2009 | 22 June 2010 | 323 days | ||
| 11 | Colonel General Sergey Karakayev (born 1961) | 22 June 2010 | 15 years, 300 days |
Deputies and chiefs of staff
First Deputy Commander-in-Chief
- Vladimir Tolubko (1960–1968)
- Mikhail Grigoryev (1968–1981)
- Yuri Yashin (1981–1989)
- Aleksandr Volkov (1989–1994)
- Nikolai Solovtsov (1994–1997)
Chief of the Main Staff
- Mikhail Nikolsky (1960–1962)
- Mikhail Lovkov (1962–1966)
- Vladimir Vishenkov (1976–1987)
- Stanislav Kochemasov (1987–1994)
- Viktor Yesin (1994–1997)
- Vladimir Yakovlev (1996–1997)
Chief of the Main Staff and First Deputy Commander-in-Chief
- Anatoly Perminov (1997–2001)
Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander
- Sergey Khutortsev (2001–2006)
- Andrey Shvaichenko (2006–2009)
- Sergey Karakayev (2009–2010)
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Sources
- Siddiqi, Asif A. (2000). . Washington, DC: NASA History Division.