Department S
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Department S was a clandestine division of the Soviet KGB’s foreign intelligence service responsible for managing and supporting “illegals,” deep-cover agents operating abroad under false identities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
KGB division
ⓘ
intelligence organization unit ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Soviet government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| covertStatus | clandestine ⓘ |
| employerOf |
deep-cover Soviet agents
ⓘ
illegal KGB officers ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
counter-surveillance for illegals
ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ espionage ⓘ |
| function |
communication with illegals
ⓘ
documentation and legend-building for agents ⓘ handling deep-cover agents abroad ⓘ logistical support for illegals ⓘ providing cover identities for agents ⓘ training illegals ⓘ |
| intelligenceServiceType | foreign intelligence ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | foreign countries ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
running Soviet illegals networks abroad
ⓘ
supporting long-term sleeper agents ⓘ |
| operatedBy | KGB First Chief Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
CIA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FBI NERFINISHED ⓘ MI5 NERFINISHED ⓘ MI6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Western counterintelligence agencies ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
First Chief Directorate of the KGB
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KGB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Chief Directorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KGB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
foreign intelligence operations
ⓘ
management of illegals ⓘ support of illegals ⓘ |
| securityClearanceLevel | clandestine ⓘ |
| specialization |
deep-cover espionage
ⓘ
illegal intelligence ⓘ non-official-cover operations ⓘ |
| usedCoverTypes |
fabricated biographies
ⓘ
false identities ⓘ stolen identities ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
coded messages
ⓘ
dead drops ⓘ legend creation ⓘ long-term infiltration ⓘ secret communications ⓘ |
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