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 | |
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| Head of the INO | |
| In office June 1938 – November 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Sergey Spigelglas |
| Succeeded by | Pavel Sudoplatov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zelman Isaevich Passov April 1905 Staraya Russa, Novgorod Province, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 February 1940 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Awards |  |
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
In the OGPU
Awards
Order of Lenin (1937) [2]
References
- P.A. Sudoplatov. Special operations: Lubyanka and the Kremlin 1930-1950. - Olma-Press, 1997. - 2-3 chapters.
- Navasky, Bruno. "» Passov, Zalman Isaevich (1905-1940) - DocumentsTalk.com". Retrieved 2022-08-11.
- "Pasov, Zelman Isaevich". pflaghamiltonbitterroot.org. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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