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| − | '''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. |
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| + | 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 04:57, October 5, 2007
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.
