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name of the secert police of Italy German and soviet union
Cheka was a name for the Soviets Secret Police.
The Soviet Intelligence Agency, the KGB, was both an Intelligence Agency and 'Secret Police'.
GeStaPo (Geheime Staatspolizei -> Secret State Police)
The soviet secret police were known as the NKVD. They are responsible for the death of millions under Joseph Stalin's rule. The Soviet secret police were first known as the "Cheka" from its acronym. It began under Vladimir Lenin. Then it was known as the GPU and shortly after that the OGPU, when the organization was given nation wide authority. The OGPU, still a secret police force, was later transferred into and became a department of the the NKVD. The NKVD was in charge of both secret and public police since it handled all matters concerning internal security.