Soviet Internal Troops

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The Soviet Internal Troops were a militarized security force under the USSR’s Ministry of Internal Affairs responsible for internal security, riot control, and protection of key state facilities.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf internal security force
paramilitary force
allegiance Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
linked to: Soviet Union
controlledBy Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Council of Ministers of the USSR
country Soviet Union
distinctFrom KGB Border Troops
Soviet Army
linked to: Red Army

regular police (militsiya)
equipmentType armored personnel carriers
light infantry weapons
riot control equipment
hasFunction border area security in cooperation with border troops
counter-insurgency within Soviet territory
crowd control
guarding labor camps
guarding prisons
guarding special regime facilities
protection of communication hubs
protection of key economic enterprises
protection of military-industrial sites
protection of nuclear facilities
protection of party and government buildings
protection of transportation infrastructure
support to police operations
ideology Marxism–Leninism
militaryBranch Ministry of Internal Affairs troops
nativeName Внутренние войска МВД СССР
nativeNameLanguage Russian
operationalScope entire territory of the USSR
partOf Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
politicalControl Communist Party of the Soviet Union
primaryRole guarding critical infrastructure
guarding important government installations
internal security
protection of key state facilities
riot control
support to state security organs
suppression of internal unrest
shortName VV MVD SSSR
subordinateTo Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
successor Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
internal troops of other post-Soviet states
trainingFocus crowd and riot control
facility protection
urban operations
type gendarmerie-type force
militarized police
usedFor enforcement of emergency measures
maintaining political stability
supporting suppression of nationalist and separatist movements

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Referenced by (18)

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Soviet military officers partOf Soviet Internal Troops
Soviet armed forces hasPart Internal Troops of the Soviet Union
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
NKVD oversaw NKVD Troops
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Soviet Internal Troops nativeName Внутренние войска МВД СССР
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Soviet Internal Troops militaryBranch Ministry of Internal Affairs troops
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Soviet Internal Troops successor Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Operation Ring perpetrator Soviet Interior Ministry forces
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad awardedTo NKVD troops
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945 awardedTo NKVD troops
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Russian Armed Forces hasComponent National Guard of Russia
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Soviet Border Troops distinctFrom Internal Troops of the MVD
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Azerbaijani special police units cooperatedWith Soviet Interior Ministry forces
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
VV MVD SSSR abbreviationOf Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Soviet military ranks usedIn NKVD troops
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus eligibility NKVD troops
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Medal for the Victory over Japan militaryBranch NKVD Internal Troops
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
Operation Lentil carriedOutBy NKVD internal troops
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops
PPD-40 usedBy NKVD troops
linked to: Soviet Internal Troops