Soviet Union GRU

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf intelligence officer
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GRU
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:dissolved 1991
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:GRU_bat_emblem
gptkbp:formed 1918
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Moscow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet Union GRU
gptkbp:motto No official motto
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Главное_разведывательное_управление
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War_operations
Cuban Missile Crisis intelligence
World War II espionage
Cold War espionage
use of diplomatic cover
infiltration of Western military
involvement in disinformation campaigns
involvement in sabotage operations
support of Soviet-aligned governments
support of communist movements abroad
training of foreign agents
use of illegal agents
use of military attachés
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Anatoliy_Golitsyn
gptkb:Oleg_Penkovsky
gptkb:Richard_Sorge
gptkb:Viktor_Suvorov
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Trust
espionage in the United States
espionage in NATO countries
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Main_Intelligence_Directorate
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkb:General_Staff_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Registration_Directorate
gptkbp:responsibleFor espionage
military intelligence
signals intelligence
special operations
gptkbp:rival gptkb:MI6
gptkb:CIA
gptkb:KGB
gptkb:Mossad
gptkb:Soviet_military_counterintelligence
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Russian_Federation_GRU
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_organization
intelligence officer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GRU
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6