Ministry of Defense of the USSR

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The Ministry of Defense of the USSR was the central government body responsible for directing and administering the Soviet Union’s armed forces and overall military policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defence ministry
government ministry
continent Asia
Europe
coordinatedWith Warsaw Pact Joint Command
country Soviet Union
governmentBranch executive branch of the Soviet Union
hasHead Minister of Defense of the USSR
hasPart Soviet High Command
surface form: General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR

Main Armored Directorate
Main Artillery Directorate
Main Construction Directorate
Main Directorate of Combat Training
Main Directorate of Communications
Main Engineering Directorate
Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU)
Main Logistics Directorate
Main Medical Directorate
Main Operations Directorate
Main Organizational-Mobilization Directorate
Main Personnel Directorate
Main Political Directorate of the Soviet Army and Navy
Main Artillery Directorate
surface form: Main Rocket and Artillery Directorate

Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR
headquartersLocation General Staff Building, Arbat Square, Moscow
Moscow
jurisdiction Soviet Union
surface form: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
language Russian
nativeName Ministry of Defense of the USSR self-linksurface differs
surface form: Министерство обороны СССР
officeHolder Andrei Grechko
Dmitry Ustinov
Dmitry Yazov
Georgy Zhukov
Marshal of the Soviet Union Andrei Grechko
Dmitry Ustinov
surface form: Marshal of the Soviet Union Dmitry Ustinov

Georgy Zhukov
surface form: Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov

Nikolai Bulganin
Rodion Malinovsky
Sergey Sokolov
participatedIn Warsaw Pact
surface form: Warsaw Pact military structure
partOf Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
surface form: Council of Ministers of the USSR
precededBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR self-linksurface differs
surface form: People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR
primaryRole direction and administration of the Soviet Union's armed forces
formulation of Soviet military doctrine
implementation of Soviet defense policy
replacedBy Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
responsibleFor Soviet Air Defense Forces
Soviet Air Forces
Soviet armed forces
surface form: Soviet Armed Forces

Red Army
surface form: Soviet Army

Soviet Navy
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
military planning
military procurement
military training and education
mobilization planning
operational command of the armed forces
overall military policy of the Soviet Union
sector defence
shortName MO USSR
subordinateTo Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
surface form: Council of Ministers of the USSR

Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
surface form: Supreme Soviet of the USSR
timePeriod Cold War
typeOfOrganization central government body
usedScript Cyrillic

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Soviet military officers governedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Soviet High Command hasPart Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat of Defense
Soviet High Command hasPart Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Soviet armed forces subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
Georgy Zhukov positionHeld Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union
Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation predecessor Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the USSR
Semyon Timoshenko positionHeld Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: People's Commissar for Defence of the USSR
Soviet Navy governedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
Frunze Military Academy affiliation Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the USSR
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
Dzerzhinsky Artillery Academy affiliation Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defense
Order of the Red Star awardedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: USSR Ministry of Defense
Soviet Air Defense Forces subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the USSR
Voroshilov General Staff Academy operatedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
Baltic Fleet (Soviet Union) controlledBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Stavka hasPart Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat of Defense
Ministry of Defense of the USSR nativeName Ministry of Defense of the USSR self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Министерство обороны СССР
Ministry of Defense of the USSR precededBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR
Gagarin Air Force Academy governedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the USSR
Soviet Ground Forces controlledBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the USSR
VVS governedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
Frontal Aviation subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the RSFSR replacedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: People's Commissariat of Defence of the USSR
Nikolai Ogarkov employer Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
Sergei Akhromeyev workedFor Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union
Supreme Commander-in-Chief supervises Ministry of Defense of the USSR
subject surface form: Supreme Commander-in-Chief (Soviet Union)
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defense
Dmitry Ustinov employer Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
Soviet military mission in Japan supervisedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
40th Army subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
People's Commissariat of the Navy of the USSR replacedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of the Armed Forces of the USSR
VMF usedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
Soviet internal military districts organizedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defense
Sergey Gorshkov employer Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union
MO USSR fullName Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the USSR
MO USSR nativeName Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Министерство обороны СССР
Main Personnel Directorate parentOrganization Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Main Personnel Directorate partOf Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Main Logistics Directorate partOf Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
Main Logistics Directorate subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
Main Operations Directorate parentOrganization Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Main Directorate of Combat Training partOf Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
Main Armored Directorate subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
Main Artillery Directorate partOf Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
Main Artillery Directorate subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
Main Directorate of Communications partOf Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Soviet Ministry of Defence
Main Engineering Directorate operatedBy Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Main Engineering Directorate partOf Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Main Medical Directorate partOf Ministry of Defense of the USSR
this entity surface form: Ministry of Defence of the Soviet Union
Main Construction Directorate parentOrganization Ministry of Defense of the USSR
Main Construction Directorate subordinateTo Ministry of Defense of the USSR