In 1947, he finished studying again at the Kuibyshev Military Academy for Engineer Troops and in 1959 the Military Academy of the General Staff. From 1945 to 1946 Ogarkov was assistant and senior assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Engineering Troops of the Carpathian Military District. From 1947 to 1948, he served as Deputy Head of the Engineering Directorate of the staff of the Commander-in-Chief of the Primorsky Military District. There, after an excellent performance of a number of assignments, he attracted the attention of the commander of the district Rodion Malinovsky, who contributed to his successful career growth.