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Counterintelligence Activities of the USSR Military
Intelligence Organs in Manchuria: From the Partisan
Movement to the Capture of Japanese Officers
Author(s)
A. N. Romanenko
Abstract
The article examines the activities of the Soviet military intelligence agencies in Manchuria from the beginning of the partisan movement until the end of World War II, with an emphasis on
counterintelligence operations against Japanese troops and their allies. The study highlights key aspects of the interaction of Soviet intelligence structures with local partisan detachments, which became an important tool in the fight against the Japanese occupation. The article analyzes in detail the
methods and tactics used by Soviet military intelligence to identify and neutralize Japanese spies, and
examines the role of these operations in ensuring the security of Soviet troops in the Far East. Particular attention is paid to the successful operations to capture Japanese officers, who played an important role in obtaining strategically important information about the plans and movements of the
enemy. The influence of this data on the success of Soviet operations, as well as on the subsequent
defeat of Japanese troops, is considered. In addition, the article analyzes the interaction of Soviet
intelligence with other allied intelligence services and the use of the experience accumulated in Manchuria for the further development of counterintelligence activities in the post-war period. The study
is based on archival materials, documents and recollections of participants in the events, which allows for a deeper understanding of the strategic and tactical aspects of Soviet intelligence activities
in Manchuria. The work is of great importance for historians and military intelligence specialists, as
it reveals little-studied pages of the USSR's activities in the Far East and emphasizes the importance
of counterintelligence activities in ensuring national security during wartime.
About the Authors
Romanenko Aleksandr Nikolaevech,
Postgraduate,
Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan
Studies SB RAS,
6, Sakhyanova st., Ulan-Ude, 670047,
Russian Federation,
e-mail: anr88@mail.ru
For citation
Romanenko A.N. Counterintelligence Activities of the USSR Military Intelligence Organs in Manchuria: From the
Partisan Movement to the Capture of Japanese Officers. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2025, vol. 51,
pp. 97-104. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2025.51.97 (in Russian)
Keywords
partisan movement, counterintelligence activities, protection of the state border, military
intelligence agencies, border troops.
UDC
355.40(47)(091)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2025.51.97
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