Aleksi Inauri | |
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| Born | 12 May 1908 Gori, Russian Empire |
| Died | 23 June 1993 (aged 85) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Rank |  Colonel General |
| Commands | 18th Mechanized Division 9th Motor Rifle Division 3rd Rifle Corps KGB Georgian SSR |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Aleksi Inauri (Georgian: ალექსი ინაური; Russian: Алексей Николаевич Инаури, Aleksey Nikolayevich Inauri) (May 12, 1908 – June 23, 1993) was a Soviet commander who headed the Georgian KGB (Committee for State Security) for over 30 years (1954–1986) and made it one of the most effective of the KGB's regional Soviet branches.[1] He ended his career as a colonel general and a Hero of the Soviet Union.[2]
- ^ Cherkashin, Victor & Feifer, Gregory (2005), Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer, p. 125. Basic Books, ISBN 0-465-00968-9.
- ^ "Aleksi Inauri". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).