Soviet Border Troops
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soviet-border-troops-175-2002989
title:
Soviet Border Troops
text:
The Soviet Border Troops were the border guard of the Soviet Union, subordinated to the Soviet state security agency: first to the Cheka/OGPU, then to NKVD/MGB and, finally, to the KGB. Accordingly, they were known as NKVD Border Security and KGB Border Troops. Unlike the border guards of many other countries, Soviet Border Troops also included the maritime border guarding units, and aviation units. The mission of the Border Troops included repulsing armed incursions into Soviet territory; preve
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Armed border guard of the Soviet Union
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Border_Troops
date created:
2005-12-13T22:05:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T03:24:25Z
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