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Director of the Soviet secret police Lavrenty Beria.
At its peak, the KGB controlled more than 480,000 personnel in total, a figure that included 200,000 soldiers serving in the Border Guards. These troops were responsible for the security of the country's frontiers, a key function within the agency's organizational structure.12