Day of Military Intelligence Officers On November 5, 1918, in Petrograd, a Registration Directorate was established as part of the Field Headquarters of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Soviet Republic to coordinate the efforts of all intelligence agencies of the Red Army. After many name changes, in 1953 it was renamed the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, or GRU USSR for short. On May 31, 2006, by Decree No. 549 of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin "On Establishing Professional Holidays and Memorial Days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation", this holiday is included in the list of official state holidays and is celebrated in Russia every year on November 5. virus.

Day of Military Intelligence Officers On November 5, 1918, in Petrograd, a Registration Directorate was established as part of the Field Headquarters of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Soviet Republic to coordinate the efforts of all intelligence agencies of the Red Army. After many name changes, in 1953 it was renamed the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, or GRU USSR for short. On May 31, 2006, by Decree No. 549 of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin "On Establishing Professional Holidays and Memorial Days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation", this holiday is included in the list of official state holidays and is celebrated in Russia every year on November 5. virus.