SMERSH (Russian: СМЕРШ) 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.

SMERSH (a portmanteau of the Russian Smyert Shpionam - Смерть Шпионам - which means "Death to Spies") is a fictional Soviet counterintelligence agency featured primarily in the early James Bond novels by Ian Fleming.

Jan 12, 2024 · The revival of the name Smersh – even if no new agency has actually been created – is patently a form of messaging. It is designed, it must be assumed, to invoke fear in the Russian people.

Four SMERSH officers became Heroes of the Soviet Union – posthumously. Special tasks. Apart from detaining spies and deserters, SMERSH spared no effort in deceiving Germans.

Dec 4, 2023 · Russia has revived SMERSH, a Stalin-era spy hunting organization, in parts of Ukraine that were illegally annexed and are partially under the control of Kremlin forces, a Russian politician and...

Abakumov was a notoriously brutal official who was known to torture prisoners with his own hands. SMERSH was called the most effective counter-intelligence Second World War.

SMERSH (Russian: СМЕРШ, acronym of Russian: Специальные Методы Разоблaчения Шпионов (Spetsyalnye MEtody Razoblacheniya SHpyonov; Special Methods of Spy Detection), but also anecdotically referred to as SMERt' SHpionam; "Death to spies") was an umbrella name for three independent counter-intelligence ...

SMERSH (in capitalised letters) is a Soviet counterintelligence agency that was featured in Ian Fleming's early James Bond novels as 007's nemesis. SMERSH is a conjunction of two Russian words: "SMERt' SHpionam", (Смерть Шпионам), which means "Death to Spies".

Most of us outside of Russia in general call it the "SMERSH" with an "SH" at the end — and we're going to keep calling it that to keep things simple. But we had to be sure. We've seen it spelled in more ways than one. So, we went down the confusing rabbit hole of it's origin...

Smersh is a fictional global criminal organisation led by Jimmy Bond, also known by the cryptonym "Dr. Noah". The organisation appeared in the 1967 parody spy film, Casino Royale.