Peter Malkin

This article is about the Israeli secret agent. For the American real estate investor, see Peter L. Malkin.
Peter Zvi Malkin
Native name
פיטר צבי מלחין
Born(1927-05-27)27 May 1927
Pilgramshain, Germany (now Żółkiewka, Poland)
Died1 March 2005(2005-03-01) (aged 77)
New York City, United States
Allegiance Israel
Service/branchMossad
Years of service1948–1976
RankChief of Operations
Battles/wars
  • Capture of Adolf Eichmann
  • Operation against Nazi nuclear rocket scientists
  • Operation Wrath of God
Spouse(s)Roni Thorner
Children3

Malkin's gloves
Bronze casting of the gloves worn by Peter Zvi Malkin when he captured Adolf Eichmann.

Peter Zvi Malkin (Hebrew: פיטר צבי מלחין; Polish: Cywka Małchin, May 27, 1927 – March 1, 2005) was a German-born Israeli secret agent and member of the Mossad intelligence agency. He was part of the team that captured Adolf Eichmann in Argentina in 1960 and brought him to Israel to stand trial for crimes against humanity.[1]

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit (3 March 2005). "Peter Zvi Malkin, Israeli Agent Who Captured Adolf Eichmann, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 April 2017.