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Constitution day in Russia is celebrated annually on 5 November. It was originally installed as a internal holiday by order of the Minister of defense Igor Sergeev on November 5, 2000, may 31, 2006 by the decree of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin “On establishing professional holidays and commemorative days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” became a memorable day in the Armed forces.
From the history of exploration
- November 5, 1918, by order of the revolutionary military Council was formed by the Registration management of Field staff rvsr, which was the first Central organ of military intelligence worker-peasant red army (RKKA).
- In April 1921, it was renamed the Intelligence Directorate (Razvedupr) staff of the red army, in September 1926, renamed the IV Directorate of the staff of the red army. Since then, the name of the military intelligence repeatedly changed.
- In 1934-1939 — Intelligence Directorate of the red army; in 1939-1940 — the 5th Directorate of the defense Ministry of the USSR; in 1942-1947 he was the Main intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the General staff; in 1947-1949 he was the 2nd Main Directorate of the Committee of information at the Council of Ministers of the USSR; 1949-1953 — 2nd Main Directorate of the General staff, since 1953 — the Main Directorate of the General staff of the Armed forces of the USSR (from 1992 Russian Federation).
In the history of the GRU of the General staff, about 700 of military intelligence was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and Hero of the Russian Federation.
The most famous Soviet military intelligence during the great Patriotic war — in the article TASS.
Richard Sorge (1895–1944)