However , SMERSH coerced up to half of all of its informants to work for them .
SMERSH recruited between 1,540,000 and 3,400,000 informants , or about twelve percent of the entire Red Army .
SMERSH coerced up to half of all of SMERSH 's informants to work for them .
SMERSH recruited between 1,540,000 and 3,400,000 informants , or about twelve percent of the entire Red Army .