Walter Krivitsky
Soviet spy and defector (1899–1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walter Germanovich Krivitsky (Ва́льтер Ге́рманович Криви́цкий; June 28, 1899 – February 10, 1941)[1] was a Soviet military intelligence spymaster who defected to the West and revealed plans for the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
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Born | Samuel Ginsberg (1899-06-28)June 28, 1899 |
Died | February 10, 1941(1941-02-10) (aged 41) Washington, D.C., United States |
Cause of death | Gunshot to the head |
Occupation | Foreign intelligence |
Spouse(s) | Antonina ("Tonya Krivitsky", "Tonia Krivitsky", "Antonina Thomas") |
Children | Aleksandr ("Alek") |
Espionage activity | |
Allegiance | Russian SFSR (1920–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1937) |
Service branch | Cheka, GRU |
Service years | 1920–1937 |
Codename | "Walter Thomas", "Walter Poref", "Schoenborn" |
Other work | Samuel Ginzberg, Shmelka Ginsberg |
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