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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.
GRU
abbreviation for
- (formerly) the Soviet military intelligence service; the military counterpart of the KGB
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Origin of GRU1
< Russian, for Glávnoe razvédyvatel'noe upravlénie
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Word History and Origins
Origin of GRU1
from Russian Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravleniye Main Intelligence Directorate
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