 After the war, Grechko was the Commanding General of the Kiev Military District, until 1953.Between 1953 and 1957, Grechko was the Commander-in-Chief of Soviet Forces in East Germany.On 11 March 1955, Grechko, along with five other high-ranking colleagues, all of whom had gained recognition during World War II, was promoted to the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union.