Zelman Passov

Zelman Isaevich Passov (Russian: Зельман Исаевич Пассов; 1905 15 February 1940) was a Soviet security officer who headed the Soviet foreign intelligence service, then part of the NKVD from June to November 1938. In October 1938, when he was arrested on charges of "participating in an anti-Soviet conspiracy". He was shot on the night of February 15, 1940.

Zelman Passov
Head of the INO
In office
June 1938  November 1938
Preceded bySergey Spigelglas
Succeeded byPavel Sudoplatov
Personal details
Born
Zelman Isaevich Passov

April 1905
Staraya Russa, Novgorod Province, Russian Empire
Died15 February 1940
Moscow, Soviet Union
AwardsOrder of Lenin

He was executed a year and a half later.[1]

Passov originally joined the secret police, the GPU, in 1922. He received the Order of Lenin in 1937.

Early life

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In the OGPU

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Promotion and Downfall

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Awards

Order of Lenin (1937) [2]

References

  1. P.A. Sudoplatov. Special operations: Lubyanka and the Kremlin 1930-1950. - Olma-Press, 1997. - 2-3 chapters.
  2. Navasky, Bruno. "» Passov, Zalman Isaevich (1905-1940) - DocumentsTalk.com". Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  3. "Pasov, Zelman Isaevich". pflaghamiltonbitterroot.org. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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