The Minsk Military Commandant's Office traces its history to November 30, 1917, when by order of the commander-in-chief of the Western Front, Alexander Miasnikian, a military commandant's office of Minsk was created. After the liberation of Minsk by the Red Army on 3 July 1944 in the Minsk offensive, by the directive of the headquarters of the 3rd Belorussian Front, the office of the Military Commandant of the City of Minsk was formed. In 1984, the administration became known as the Military Commandant's Office of the Minsk Garrison. In August 1995, it was reorganized into the Main Military Command of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, and in 2007, it was reverted to the Minsk Military Commandant.