Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union
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[edit] People's Commissariat of Military and Sea Affairs of the USSR
People's Commissars:
- Nikolai Podvoisky 8 November 1917 – 13 March 1918
- Lev Kamenev 13 March 1918 – 28 August 1919
- Leon Trotsky 29 August 1919 – 15 January 1925
- Mikhail Frunze 15 January – 31 October 1925
- Kliment Voroshilov 6 November 1925 – 20 June 1934
Note: position under Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR until All-union government became operational on 6 July 1923.
[edit] People's Commissariat of Defence of the USSR
People's Commissars:
- Kliment Voroshilov 20 June 1934 – 7 May 1940
- Semyon Timoshenko 7 May 1940 – 19 July 1941
- Joseph Stalin 19 July 1941 – 25 February 1946
[edit] People's Commissariat of Navy of the USSR
Separated from People's Commissariat of Defence in 1937, in 1946 joined with People's Commissariat of Defence into People's Commissariat of Armed Forces.
People's Commissars:
- Pyotr Smirnov 30 December 1937 – 30 June 1938
- Mikhail Frinovskiy 8 September 1938 – 20 March 1939
- Nikolai Kuznetsov 28 April 1939 – 25 February 1946
[edit] People's Commissariat (from 15 March 1946 Ministry) of Armed Forces of the USSR
Formed by joining of People's Commissariats of Defence and Navy.
People's Commissars: (from 15 March 1946 Ministers):
- Joseph Stalin 25 February 1946 – 3 March 1947
- Nikolai Bulganin 3 March 1947 – 24 March 1949
- Aleksandr Vasilevsky 24 March 1949 – 25 February 1950
[edit] Military Ministry of the USSR
Formed by division of Ministry of Armed Forces into Military Ministry and Ministry of Navy.
Military minister:
- Aleksandr Vasilevsky 25 February 1950 – 15 March 1953
[edit] Ministry of Navy of the USSR
Further information: Soviet_Navy#Commanders-in-Chief_of_the_Soviet_Naval_Forces
Formed by division of Ministry of Armed Forces into Ministry of War and Ministry of Navy.
Ministers of Navy:
- Ivan Yumashev 25 February 1950 – 20 July 1951
- Nikolai Kuznetsov 20 July 1951 – 15 March 1953
[edit] Ministry of Defence of the USSR
Organized by joining of Military Ministry and Ministry of Navy.
Ministers:
- Nikolai Bulganin 15 March 1953 – 9 February 1955
- Georgy Zhukov 9 February 1955 – 26 October 1957
- Rodion Malinovsky 26 October 1957 – 31 March 1967
- Andrei Grechko 12 April 1967 – 26 April 1976
- Dmitry Ustinov 29 April 1976 – 20 December 1984
- Sergei Sokolov 22 December 1984 – 30 May 1987
- Dmitry Yazov 30 May 1987 – 22 August 1991
- Yevgeny Shaposhnikov 23 August – 21 December 1991
