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most important security body within the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD) USSR. At the time of its existence, which was from July 10, 1934 to February 3, 1941, the GUGB reflected exactly the Secret Operational Directorate within OGPU under the Council of People's Commissars, which
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When GUGB and Militsiya ranks were replaced with military ranks and insignia in February 1943, Major to Sergeant ranks were aligned with Colonel to Junior Lieutenant, and Senior Major and up were replaced with various degrees of Commissioner. In 1945, General Commissioner
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structure. GUGB departments (or Sections) dealt with - intelligence, internal security, counter-intelligence, protection of government and secret communications.
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took over Frinovsky place as a GUGB head, in 29 of September 1938, GUGB underwent another organizational change -
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went through several organizational changes. In January 1935, there were nine departments in the GUGB structure:
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from July 1934 to February 1941, it was run under the auspices of the Peoples Commissariat of Internal Affairs (
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Structure and functions of NKVD USSR at the end of 1939 (Структура и функции НКВД СССР на конец 1939 года)
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The Main Directorate of State Security evolved from the Joint State Political Directorate (or
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pl. Wielki Leksykon Służb Specjalnych Świata (eng. Great lexicon of world special services)
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included Political department, 24 office divisions, a school, commandant's offices of the
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The GUGB had a unique system of ranks, a blend of the position-rank system used in the
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By the end of 1937, the GUGB was the most powerful and influential organ in the
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or "Death to Spies"); at the same time, the GUGB was again separated from the
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collar patch patterns, it assigned them to very different ranks for GUGB and
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Troops in Security of Industrial Infrastructure of Specially Importance
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Warszawa 2002 - (NKVD and GRU on Polish soil 1939-1945 Warsaw, 2002)
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By the end of 1937 the People's Commissar of Internal Affairs
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became his first deputy and the new and final head of GUGB.
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had changed the number of departments from five to twelve.
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Department 3 –  – Nikolai Nikolaev-Zhuryd
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operated within OGPU structure from 1923 to 1931/32. An
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Department of Economics – (ЭКО/EKO) –
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Operational Department (headed by) –
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