Spetsnaz. Johnny Shumate Early Soviet Special Forces (1) OGPU cavalry squad leader; Fergana Valley, 1923. (2) NKVD “diversionary” officer behind Axis lines, 1943. (3) Major Ilya Starinov, “Grandfather of the Spetsnaz”; Moscow, 1941 Military Insignia, Military Art, Military History, Ww2 Pictures, Military Pictures, Soviet Red Army, Ww2 Uniforms, Military Uniforms, Ww2 Soldiers