Stalin Forms NKVD, Appoints Beria Chief, July 20, 1941
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin consolidates the Commissariats of Home Affairs and National Security to form the NKVD and names Lavrentiy Beria its chief.
Date: July 20, 1941
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