Iskhak Akhmerov

Deceased Person

1901 – 1976

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Who was Iskhak Akhmerov?

Iskhak Abdulovich Akhmerov was a highly decorated KGB officer, best known to historians for his role in KGB operations in the United States from 1942-1945. His name appears in the Venona decryptions over fifty times, often as signatory, and on his return to the Soviet Union in 1945/46, he rose to deputy chief of the KGB's 'illegal' intelligence section.

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Born
1901
Troitsk
Spouses
Nationality
  • Russia
Education
  • Moscow State University
Employment
  • NKVD
Died
1976

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on July 23, 2013

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