GRU
or G.R.U.
(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
(formerly) the Soviet military intelligence service; the military counterpart of the KGB
Origin of GRU
1from Russian Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravleniye Main Intelligence Directorate
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