ÎNCEPUTURILE ACTIVITĂŢII DE CONTRAINFORMAŢII ÎN N.K.V.D. AL R.S.S. MOLDOVENEŞTI
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE COUNTER INFORMATION ACTIVITY IN THE MOLDAVIAN SSR NKVD

Summary/Abstract: On April, 1943, after the reorganization of the Soviet Intelligence and Security Services was created the SMERSH Counter Information and repression organs in the Soviet Army, Soviet Military Maritime Fleet and the organs of the Internal Affairs. At the end of March 1944, the soviet troops reoccupied Northern Bukovina and till August 23, 1944, as a result of capitulation of Romania, the rest of Bessarabian territory was reconquered. At the same time with the Soviet Army operative units the security structures came back to Bessarabia. The firstly arrived structure was SMERSH organs of the military units and the SMERSH Counter Information Office of the Moldavian SSR NKVD which was represented by the SMERSH offices of the NKVD departments from Bălţi, Bender (Tighina), Cahul, Chişinău, Soroca, Orhei districts and the Tiraspol city department. The basic mission of the SMERSH Counter Information Office of the Moldavian SSR NKVD was to eliminate the hostile elements from the Internal Affairs Organs. The mission was difficult because the majority of the staff was recruited from that territory which was under “ocuppation”.

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