VOKhR

Internal Security Forces of the Republic
Internal Security Forces of the Republic
Войска внутренней охраны республики (ВОХР)
	Official and main symbol of the VOKhR paramilitary which depicts a red star with two crossed rifles.
Active	5 December 1917 - 1921
Country	Russian SFSR (1918–1922); Soviet Union (1922–1991);
Allegiance	Government of the Soviet Union, Red Army, Soviet Armed Forces, Cheka, NKVD, OGPU, Ministry of Internal Affairs (Soviet Union), KGB
Branch	Internal security
Role	Keeping the internal security of the Soviet Union
Nickname(s)	VeCheka
Engagements	WWI (1917–1918), Russian Civil War (1917–1923), Svaneti uprising of 1921, Kronstadt rebellion, Tambov Rebellion, 1924 Tbilisi Uprising, August Uprising, Chechen uprising of 1932;
Insignia
Identification; symbol

VOKhR, VeCheka or (Russian: ВОХР, Войска внутренней охраны республики) was a paramilitary organisation that operated with Civilian, Military and Security force troops who worked in a separate section of the military and security forces for the internal security in the Soviet Union. They were designated as a paramilitary force tasked with protecting the internal security, communications, transportation and, guarding of borders and regions.