NKWD НКВД 内務人民委員部
The [B]NKVD[/B] (Russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, [People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs]) was the interior ministry of the [[soviet|Soviet Union]], established in 1917. The NKVD was originally tasked with conducting regular [[police]] work and overseeing the country's prisons and labor camps. They played a prominent role during [[World War II]] and [[execution]]s during Stalinist era. 
 
NKVD officers can be distinguishable from typical Soviet [[soldier]]s, through their [[two-tone hat|two-tone]] [[red hat|red]]-[[blue hat|blue]] [[peaked cap]]s with [[black hat|black]] visor and [[blue pants]]. Females may wear [[blue skirt]]s.

h4. See also
* [[Stasi]]
* [[Soviet Air Force]]
* [[Soviet Army]]
* [[Soviet Border Troops]]
* [[Soviet Navy]]
* [[Pioneer Movement|Soviet Pioneer]]

h1. External links
* Wikipedia entry: "NKVD":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD]
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