Oleg Penkovsky
Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed HERO, was a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) colonel during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Penkovsky is known for informing the United Kingdom about the Soviet emplacement of missiles in Cuba, thus providing both the UK and the United States with the precise knowledge necessary to address rapidly developing military tensions with the Soviet Union.
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Male
Date of Birth
April 23rd, 1919
Age
104
Birth Place
Russia, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania
Date of Death
May 16th, 1963
Died Aged
44
Star Sign
Taurus
Occupation
Spy
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