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Soviet Border Troops

The Soviet Border Troops (Russian: Пограничные войска СССР, romanized: Pogranichnyye voyska SSSR) 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…

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Founded
1918
Colors
Green
Country
Russian SFSR (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1991) CIS (1991–1992)
Current commander
See list
Disbanded
1992
Engagements
Basmachi movement · Operation Faustschlag · Battle of Bakhmach · Crimea Operation (1918) · Sino-Soviet conflict (1929)

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Soviet Border Troops

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Avg. degree2
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Soviet Border Troops

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Engagements · 14
Soviet Border Troops → Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, Basmachi movement, Battle of Bakhmach, Battle of Lake Khasan, Continuation War, Crimea Operation (1918), Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Operation Barbarossa, Operation Faustschlag, Sino-Soviet border conflict, Sino-Soviet conflict (1929), Soviet-Japanese War, Soviet–Afghan War, Winter War
Colors · 1
Soviet Border Troops → Green
Country · 1
Soviet Border Troops → Russian SFSR (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1991) CIS (1991–1992)
Current commander · 1
Soviet Border Troops → See list
Disbanded · 1
Soviet Border Troops → 1992
Founded · 1
Soviet Border Troops → 1918
Notable commanders · 1
Soviet Border Troops → Timofei Strokach Pavel Zyryanov
Size · 1
Soviet Border Troops → 220,000 (1991)
Type · 1
Soviet Border Troops → Border guard

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border troops soviet units russian guard district red separate banner detachment aviation naval ships service kgb forces union пого districts

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Soviet Border TroopsColorsGreen1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsCountryRussian SFSR (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1991) CIS (1991–1992)1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsCurrent commanderSee list1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsDisbanded19921.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsBasmachi movement1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsOperation Faustschlag1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsBattle of Bakhmach1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsCrimea Operation (1918)1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsSino-Soviet conflict (1929)1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsBattle of Lake Khasan1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsWinter War1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsOperation Barbarossa1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsContinuation War1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsAnglo-Soviet invasion of Iran1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsSoviet-Japanese War1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsHungarian Revolution of 19561.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsSino-Soviet border conflict1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsEngagementsSoviet–Afghan War1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsFounded19181.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsNotable commandersTimofei Strokach Pavel Zyryanov1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsSize220,000 (1991)1.00infobox
Soviet Border TroopsTypeBorder guard1.00infobox

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