On April, 1943, after the reorganization of the Soviet Intelligence and Security Services
was created the SMERSH Counter Information and repression organs in the Soviet Army, Soviet
Military Maritime Fleetand the organs of the Internal Affairs.
At the end of March 1944, the soviet troops reoccupied Northern Bukovina and till
August 23, 1944, as a result of capitulation of Romania, the rest of Bessarabian territory was
reconquered.
At the same time with the Soviet Army operative units the security structures came back
to Bessarabia. The firstly arrived structure was SMERSH organs of the military units and the
SMERSH Counter Information Office of the Moldavian SSR NKVD which was represented by
the SMERSH offices of the NKVD departments from Bălţi, Bender (Tighina), Cahul, Chişinău,
Soroca, Orhei districts and the Tiraspol city department.
The basic mission of the SMERSH Counter Information Office of the Moldavian SSR
NKVD was to eliminate the hostile elements from the Internal Affairs Organs. The mission was
difficult because the majority of the staff was recruited from that territory which was under
“ocuppation”.