GRU

or G.R.U.


  1. (in the Soviet Union) the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Soviet General Staff, a military intelligence organization founded in 1920 and functioning as a complement to the KGB.

Origin of GRU

1
<Russian, for Glávnoe razvédyvatel'noe upravlénie

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British Dictionary definitions for GRU

GRU

abbreviation for
  1. (formerly) the Soviet military intelligence service; the military counterpart of the KGB

Origin of GRU

1
from Russian Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravleniye Main Intelligence Directorate

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