Military counterintelligence of the Soviet Army
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Military counterintelligence within the Soviet Armed Forces was controlled by the nonmilitary Soviet secret police throughout the history of the USSR (1922 to 1991).[citation needed][clarification needed]
Military counterintelligence departments of the Soviet Armed Forces existed in all larger military formations, each called a Special Department (Russian: Особый отдел (ОсО)) or third department/section. The staff of the Special Department would usually establish a secret network of informants.
TGU (ТГУ КГБ СССР, 3 ГУ КГБ СССР ('third')) functionaries were responsible for protection of the military units and of important servicemen (e.g. commanding officers) against activities of foreign military attaché offices/diplomats.
Timeline[1]
- Initially there was no common counterintelligence directorate. Various armies and fronts had their "Special Departments".
- Vecheka, ВЧК, founded on 20 December 1917
- Military Department of Vecheka, Военный отдел ВЧК, established on 27 July 1918
- Special Department of Vecheka, Особый отдел ВЧК, established on 19 December 1918
- Special Department of Secret Operative Directorate of GPU NKVD RSFSR, Особый отдел СОУ (Секретно-оперативное управление) ГПУ, July 1922
- Special Department of OGPU, Особый отдел ОГПУ, September 1930
- 4th Division of the OGPU Special Department, 4 отделение Особого отдела ОГПУ
- Special Department of the GUGB NKVD USSR, Особый отдел ГУГБ НКВД СССР (July 1934 –)
- 5th (Special) Dept. of GUGB, 5-й (особый) отдел ГУГБ December 1936 –
- 2nd Directorate of NKVD (Special Departments), 2-е Управление (особых отделов) НКВД СССР June 1938 –
- 4th (Special) Dept. of GUGB, 4-й (особый) отдел ГУГБ September 1938 – February 1941
- 3rd Directorate of People's Commissariat of Defense,(UKR НКО) Третье Управление НКО February 1941 – July 1941
- 3rd Directorate of People's Commissariat of Soviet Navy (UKR NKВМФ), Третье Управление НКВМФ February 1941 – January 1942
- 3rd Dept. of NKVD, (OKR NKVD) Третий отдел НКВД February 1941 – July 1941
- Directorate of Special Departments of NKVD, (УОО НКВД) Управление особых отделов НКВД СССР July 1941 – April 1943
- SMERSH (ГУРК НКО) 1943–1946
- Third Chief Directorate of MGB of the USSR, Третье Главное Управление МГБ СССР, May 1946 – 1953
- Third Directorate of MVD of the USSR, Третье управление МВД СССР, March 1953 – 1954
- Third Chief Directorate of KGB by the Council of Ministers of the USSR, Третье главное управление КГБ при СМ СССР, March 1954 – 1960
- Third Directorate of KGB of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, Третье управление КГБ при СМ СССР, 1960–1978
- Third Directorate of KGB of the USSR, Третье управление КГБ СССР, 1978–1982
- Third Chief Directorate of KGB of the USSR, Третье главное управление КГБ СССР, 1982–1991
Notes
- ^ Degtyarev K. SMERSH. - M .: Yauza; Eksmo, 2009 .-- 736 p. - (Encyclopedia of Special Services).