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His father was German and his mother was Russian.
'''Richard Sorge''' was a German journalist who became a [[Communist]] and later head of a Soviet spy ring in Japan. Germany was Japan's ally and Sorge went to Japan officially attached to the German Embassy. He was also an accredited correspondent of a leading German journal.
'''Richard Sorge''' was born in [[Baku]] in Azerbaijan, then part of Czarist Russia. His father was German and his mother was Russian. Sorge became a German citizen.
During [[World War II]] Sorge was a journalist who became a [[Communist]] and later head of a Soviet spy ring in Japan. Germany was Japan's ally and Sorge went to Japan officially attached to the German Embassy. He was also an accredited correspondent of a leading German journal.
A number of Sorge's associates were arrested with him, among them [[Hozumi Ozaki]] and [[Kinkazu Saionji]].
A number of Sorge's associates were arrested with him, among them [[Hozumi Ozaki]] and [[Kinkazu Saionji]].