Soldiers of invisible battles. From the archives. Plekhanov A.

This historical essay is devoted to the activities of military counterintelligence of the NKVD of the USSR at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. It was written in the context of an increase in the interest of Russian society in Russian history, its readiness to independently evaluate the past and understand the historical truth.

The attention of the authors is drawn to unknown pages of the history of the Soviet intelligence services, the difficult everyday and specific work of military counterintelligence in units and divisions Army and navy, mainly at the front and in the frontline strip.

This publication shows reforms, personnel policy and legal status of state security agencies, the main directions of the special departments of the NKVD of the USSR: the fight against espionage, desertion and treason, to the homeland, Protection of the rear of the army, informing the political leadership of the country and the command of the Red Army, the north work and others.