Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2017. № 12. Part 5. P. 191-196.
ORGANIZATION OF THE RECONNAISSANCE ACTIVITY OF THE NKGB (PEOPLE’S COMMISSARIAT FOR STATE SECURITY) - NKVD (PEOPLE’S COMMISSARIAT FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS) AUTHORITIES BEFORE AND DURING THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD
Pershin Konstantin Vyacheslavovich
Volgograd State University
Abstract. In the article by the example of Stalingrad region the organization of the reconnaissance work by territorial departments of the NKVD-NKGB of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War is considered, its main features are noted. The description and analysis of the main forms and methods of the reconnaissance activity, the forces and means used, the circumstances complicating the work of the security agencies during the battle of Stalingrad are given, the most significant results of the reconnaissance activity are revealed. The research is based on a broad corpus of sources that hadn’t previously been introduced into scientific use; attention is paid to the historiography of the issue. Also, the activity of the police and punitive organs of the Germans and their allies is considered, the peculiarities of the occupation regime in the territory of Stalingrad region are examined. Special attention is paid to the participation of the NKVD-NKGB authorities in the organization of the partisan movement in the region, the main difficulties associated with the actions of the partisan movement in Stalingrad region are marked, and comparison of the activity of the partisan troops with other regions of the Soviet Union is given.
Key words and phrases: Великая Отечественная война, НКВД, НКГБ, оккупированная территория, разведка, агентура, резидентуры, военнопленные, партизанские отряды, Great Patriotic War, NKVD, NKGB, occupied territory, reconnaissance, agents, residency, prisoners of war, partisan troops
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