Chief of the General Staff (Russia)

The Chief of the General Staff (Russian: Начальник Генерального штаба) is the head of the General Staff and the highest ranking officer of the Russian Armed Forces or is also the senior-most uniformed military officer. He is appointed by the President of Russia, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The position dates to the period of the Russian Empire. The current Chief of the General Staff is Army General Valery Gerasimov.

Chief of the General Staff
Начальник Генерального штаба
Flag of the Chief of the General Staff
Incumbent
Army General Valery Gerasimov
since 9 November 2012
General Staff of the Armed Forces
TypeChief of staff
Member ofGeneral Staff
Reports toMinister of Defence of Russia
President of Russia (sometimes)
SeatGeneral Staff Building, Znamenka 14/1, Moscow
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthNo fixed length
Formation9 August 1812 (historical)
10 June 1992 (current)
First holderGeneral-Adjutant Pavel Gavrilovich Gagarin
DeputyFirst Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Websitewww.mil.ru

List of chiefs of the general staff

† denotes people who died in office.

Imperial Russian Army (1812–1917)
Director of the Inspection Department of the Ministry of War
No. Portrait Director of the Inspection Department of the Ministry of WarTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Gagarin, PavelGeneral-Adjutant
Pavel Gavrilovich Gagarin
(1777–1850)		9 August 181213 December 18142 years, 126 days
2
Kleinmikhel, AndreyLieutenant General
Andrey Kleinmikhel
(1757–1815)		13 December 181425 June 1815194 days
Chief of the Main Staff
No. Portrait Chief of the Main StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Geyden, FyodorLieutenant General
Fyodor Geyden
(1821–1900)		1 January 186622 May 188115 years, 141 days
2
Obruchev, NikolaiLieutenant General
General of the Infantry
Nikolai Obruchev
(1830–1904)		10 June 188131 December 189716 years, 204 days
3
Sakharov, ViktorLieutenant General
Viktor Sakharov
(1848–1905)		20 January 189811 March 19046 years, 51 days
4
Frolov, PyotrLieutenant General
Pyotr A. Frolov
(1852–?)		11 March 190428 June 19051 year, 109 days
Chief of the General Directorate of the General Staff
No. Portrait Chief of the General Directorate of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Palitsyn, FyodorGeneral of the Cavalry
Fyodor Palitsyn
(1851–1923)		28 June 19052 December 1908157 days
2
Sukhomlinov, VladimirGeneral of the Cavalry
Vladimir Sukhomlinov
(1848–1926)		2 December 190811 March 190999 days
3
Myshlayevsky, AlexanderGeneral of the Infantry
Alexander Myshlayevsky
(1856–1920)		11 March 1909September 19095 months
4
Gerngross, EvgenyLieutenant General
Evgeny Gerngross
(1855–1912)		September 190922 February 19111 year, 5 months
5
Zhilinskiy, YakovGeneral of the Cavalry
Yakov Zhilinsky
(1853–1918)		22 February 19114 March 19143 years, 10 days
6
Yanushkevich, NikolaiMajor General
Nikolai Yanushkevich
(1868–1918)		5 March 19141 August 1914149 days
7
Belyaev, MikhailMajor General
Mikhail Belyaev
(1863–1918)		1 August 191410 August 19162 years, 9 days
8
Averyanov, PyotrLieutenant General
Pyotr Averyanov
(1867–1937)		10 August 191615 May 1917278 days
9
Romanovsky, IvanLieutenant General
Ivan Romanovsky
(1877–1920)		18 July 191726 September 1917134 days
10
Marushevsky, VladimirMajor General
Vladimir Marushevsky
(1874–1952)		26 September 191723 November 191758 days

Council of People's Commissars on War and Navy Affairs (1917–1918)
No. Portrait Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Potapov, NikolayMajor General
Nikolay Potapov
(1871–1946)		23 November 19178 May 1918166 days

Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic (1918–1921)

No. Portrait Chief of the All-Russian Main StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Stogov, NikolaiLieutenant General
Nikolai Stogov
(1873–1959)		8 May 19182 August 19191 year, 86 days
2
Svechin, Alexander AndreyevichMajor General
Alexander Andreyevich Svechin
(1878–1938)		2 August 191922 October 191981 days
3
Rattel, NikolayMajor General
Nikolay Rattel
(1875–1939)		22 October 191910 February 19211 year, 111 days
No. Portrait Chief of the Field StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Rattel, NikolayMajor General
Nikolay Rattel
(1875–1939)		6 September 191821 October 191845 days
2
Kostyayev, FyodorMajor General
Fyodor Kostyayev
(1878–1925)		21 October 191818 June 1919240 days
3
Bonch-Bruyevich, Mikhail DmitriyevichMajor General
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich
(1870–1956)		18 June 191922 July 191934 days
4
Lebedev, PavelMajor General
Pavel Lebedev
(1872–1933)		22 July 191910 February 19211 year, 203 days

Red Army (1921–1946)

Chief of the Staff
No. Portrait Chief of the StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Lebedev, PavelMajor General
Pavel Lebedev
(1872–1933)		10 February 1921April 19243 years, 1 month
2
Frunze, MikhailMajor General
Mikhail Frunze
(1885–1925)		April 1924January 19259 months
3
Kamenev, SergeiKomandarm 1st rank
Sergei Kamenev
(1881–1936)		January 1925November 192510 months
4
Tukhachevsky, MikhailMarshal of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
(1893–1937)		November 1925May 19282 years, 6 months
5
Shaposhnikov, BorisKomandarm 1st rank
Boris Shaposhnikov
(1882–1945)		May 1928April 19312 years, 11 months
6
Triandafillov, VladimirGeneral
Vladimir Triandafillov
(1894–1931)
[lower-alpha 1]		May 193112 July 1931 †2 months
7
Yegorov, AlexanderMarshal of the Soviet Union
Alexander Yegorov
(1883–1939)		July 1931September 19354 years, 2 months
Chief of the General Staff
No. Portrait Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Yegorov, AlexanderMarshal of the Soviet Union
Alexander Yegorov
(1883–1939)		September 193510 May 19371 year, 8 months
2
Shaposhnikov, BorisMarshal of the Soviet Union
Boris Shaposhnikov
(1882–1945)		10 May 1937August 19403 years, 2 months
3
Shaposhnikov, BorisArmy General
Kirill Meretskov
(1897–1968)		August 1940January 19415 months
4
Zhukov, GeorgyArmy General
Georgy Zhukov
(1896–1974)		February 194129 July 19415 months
(2)
Shaposhnikov, BorisMarshal of the Soviet Union
Boris Shaposhnikov
(1882–1945)		29 July 194111 May 1942286 days
5
Vasilevsky, AleksandrMarshal of the Soviet Union
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
(1895–1977)		26 June 1942February 19452 years, 7 months
6
Antonov, AlekseiArmy General
Aleksei Antonov
(1896–1962)		February 194522 March 19461 year, 1 month

Soviet Armed Forces (1946–1991)

No. Portrait Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Vasilevsky, AleksandrMarshal of the Soviet Union
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
(1895–1977)		22 March 1946November 19482 years, 7 months
2
Shtemenko, SergeiArmy General
Sergei Shtemenko
(1907–1976)		November 1948June 19523 years, 7 months
3
Sokolovsky, VasilyMarshal of the Soviet Union
Vasily Sokolovsky
(1897–1968)		June 1952April 19607 years, 10 months
4
Zakharov, MatveiMarshal of the Soviet Union
Matvei Zakharov
(1898–1972)		April 1960March 19632 years, 11 months
5
Biryuzov, SergeyMarshal of the Soviet Union
Sergey Biryuzov
(1904–1964)
[lower-alpha 1]		March 196319 October 1964 †1 year, 7 months
(4)
Zakharov, MatveiMarshal of the Soviet Union
Matvei Zakharov
(1898–1972)		November 1964September 19716 years, 9 months
6
Kulikov, ViktorMarshal of the Soviet Union
Viktor Kulikov
(1921–2013)		September 19717 January 19775 years, 4 months
7
Ogarkov, NikolaiMarshal of the Soviet Union
Nikolai Ogarkov
(1917–1994)
[1]		7 January 19776 September 19847 years, 238 days
8
Akhromeyev, SergeyMarshal of the Soviet Union
Sergey Akhromeyev
(1923–1991)
[1]		6 September 19842 November 19884 years, 62 days
9
Moiseev, MikhailColonel General
Army General
Mikhail Moiseev
(born 1939)		December 198823 August 19912 years, 8 months
10
Lobov, VladimirArmy General
Vladimir Lobov
(born 1935)		25 August 199125 December 1991122 days

Russian Armed Forces (1992–present)

No. Portrait Chief of the General StaffTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Dubynin, ViktorArmy General
Viktor Dubynin
(1943–1992)		10 June 199222 November 1992 †165 days
2
Kolesnikov, MikhailArmy General
Mikhail Kolesnikov
(1939–2007)		22 November 199218 October 19963 years, 331 days
3
Samsonov, ViktorArmy General
Viktor Samsonov
(born 1941)		18 October 199622 May 1997216 days
4
Kvashnin, AnatolyArmy General
Anatoly Kvashnin
(born 1946)		22 May 199719 July 20047 years, 58 days
5
Baluyevsky, YuriArmy General
Yuri Baluyevsky
(born 1947)		19 July 20043 June 20083 years, 320 days
6
Makarov, NikolaiArmy General
Nikolai Makarov
(born 1949)		3 June 20089 November 20124 years, 159 days
7
Gerasimov, ValeryArmy General
Valery Gerasimov
(born 1955)		9 November 2012Incumbent8 years, 92 days

Notes

  1. Died in a plane crash.

See also

References

  1. Garthoff, Raymond L. (1994). The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. p. 186. ISBN 0-8157-3060-8. The decision was taken at the regular Politburo meeting [on 6 September] and appeared to have been sudden

Further reading

  • V.I. Feskov, K.A. Kalashnikov, V.I. Golikov, The Soviet Army in the Years of the Cold War 1945–91, Tomsk University Publishing House, Tomsk, 2004 (for Soviet era list of CGSs).
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