SMERSH (Russian: СМЕРШ – acronym of 'death to spies' – Russian: Смерть шпионам [SMERt' SHpionam]) was an umbrella organization for three independent counter-intelligence agencies in the Red Army formed in late 1942 or even earlier, but officially announced only on 14 April 1943. The name SMERSH was coined by Joseph Stalin.
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