English Explanatory Dictionary

SMERSH

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Counter-intelligence organisation attached to Russian army units during World War II.

Word forms

SMERSH

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian СМЕРШ (SMJeRŠ), an acronym of «Смерть шпионам!» («Smertʹ špionam!», “Death to spies!”).

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