Walter Krivitsky | |
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 Walter Krivitsky in 1939 | |
| Born | Samuel Ginsberg June 28, 1899 |
| Died | February 10, 1941 (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 |
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.
- ^ Kern, Gary (2004). A Death in Washington: Walter G. Krivitsky and the Stalin Terror. Enigma Books. pp. early life 3–12, Paul Wohl 20–23, 172–175, 314–317, 420–424, 448–454, especially 245–246, family's fate and money 400–401. ISBN 978-1-929631-25-4.