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The counterintelligence departments of the army known as ''Special Departments'' (Особый отдел) existed at all larger military formations.

While the staff of a Special Department of a regiment was generally known, it controlled a network of secret informants, both Chekist s and recruted ordinary military.


TIMELINE


  • Initially there was no common counterinteligence directorate. Various Armies and Front s had their "Special Departments".

  • Military Department of Vecheka , Военный отдел ВЧК

  • Special Department of Vecheka, Особый отдел ВЧК,

  • Special Department of Secret Operative Directorate of GPU , 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 USSR NKVD GUGB , Особый отдел ГУГБ НКВД СССР (July 1934 - )

  • 5th (Special) Dept. of GUGB , 5-й (особый) отдел ГУГБ December 1936 -

  • 2nd Directorate of NKVD, 2-е Управление НКВД СССР June 1938 -

  • 4th (Special) Dept. of GUGB , 4-й (особый) отдел ГУГБ September 1938 -

  • 3rd Dept. of People's Commissariat of Defense, Третье Управление НКО February 1941- July 1941

  • 3rd Dept. of People's Commissariat of Soviet Navy , Третье Управление НКВМФ February 1941 - January 1942

  • 3rd Dept. of NKVD, Третий отдел НКВД February 1941 -

  • Directorate of Special Departments of NKVD, Управление особых отделов НКВД СССР July 1941 - April 1943

  • SMERSH (1943-1946)

  • Third Chief Directorate of the USSR MGB Третье Главное Управление МГБ СССР, May 1946 -

  • Third Directorate of USSR MVD , Третье управление МВД СССР, March 1953 -

  • Third Chief Directorate of KGB , Третье главное управление КГБ при СМ СССР, March 1954 -