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Philby, Harold Adrian Russell "Kim"

Date of birth:
January 1st, 1912 (Ambala, India)
Date of death:
May 11th, 1988 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Kuntsevo Cemetery
Nationality:
British

Biography

Double spy. He transferred 914 documents to Moscow during the war.

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Department no. 9, Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6), Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI), War Office, British Government
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1946
For services "working in the Foreign Office"

Rewarding annulled by the decree of the Queen of August 10, 1965, and the name of Philby removed from the register of the recipients.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Orden Lenina

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Orden Lenina

Orden Krasnogo Znameni

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Orden Krasnogo Znameni

Orden Druzhby Narodov

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Orden Druzhby Narodov

Orden Otechestvennoi voiny 1

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Orden Otechestvennoi voiny 1

Yubileinaya medal "40 let pobedy v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941-1945"

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Yubileinaya medal

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