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The Third Main Directorate was concerned with military counterintelligence.

It carried out many of the same tasks as SMERSH, which it absorbed, as it conducted political surveillance of both the Army and Navy .< ref > Mitrokhin, Vasili.

KGB Lexicon: the Soviet Intelligence Officer's Handbook.

London: Frank Cass, 2002.

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< http :// books. google. com / books? id = hmTJWrJzXtsC & lpg = PP18 & ots = 2bdcB0wGch & dq = second % 20chief % 20directorate & pg = PA293 # v = onepage & q = MGB & f = false >.</ ref > It relied heavily on the Army Special Section to ensure the loyalties of the soldiers and officers.

The MGB operatives were used to supervise personnel and daily action, as well as to carry out counterintelligence operations.