Eastern Border District

On May 28, 1918, the Decree on the creation of the border guard of the Soviet Republic was signed.

In November 1920, this division was deployed from the Caspian Sea to the Altai Mountains.

These formations were subordinate to the head of the border guard unit of the plenipotentiary representative of the State Political Directorate (GPU) provincial detachments.

[1] After the German Operation Barbarossa began in July 1941, massive numbers of the border and Internal Troops of the NKVD were sent to the Active Army [ru] (the troops fighting on the frontline).

For example, by June 26, 1941, 31 commanders of the Zaysan border detachment were appointed to the corresponding positions in the 942nd Infantry Regiment, 268th Rifle Division, which at the end the following month entered into battle as part of the 8th Army.