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Richard Sorge
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Soviet spy in Germany and Japan (1895－1944)
Richard Sorge was a Soviet intelligence agent who operated as a spy in Germany and Japan during the early-to-mid 20th century, gathering secret information for the Soviet Union. He is historically significant because his espionage activities and the intelligence he collected influenced major events during World War II, though his work ultimately ended when he was captured and executed by Japan in 1944.
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- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1944
- Works
- 7
Top works
- An authenticated translation of Sorge's own story
- Sorge
- ゾルゲの見た日本
- Statʹi, korrespondent︠s︡ii, ret︠s︡enzii
- Zoruge Jiken gokuchū shuki
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Baku
- Place of death
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- spy
- Educated at
- University of Hamburg
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Award
- Iron Cross
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- espionage
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Imperial German Army
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1985-1003-020, Richard Sorge.jpg
- Work location
- Tokyo
- Convicted of
- espionage
- Significant event
- arrest
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- pseudonym
- R. Sonter
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- Richard Sorge
- date of death
- 1944-11-07
- date of birth
- 1895-10-04
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- Commons gallery
- Richard Sorge
- place of burial
- Tama Cemetery
- name in native language
- Richard Sorge
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- topic's main category
- Category:Richard Sorge
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- start of work period
- 1914-00-00
- last words
- 赤軍！ 国際共産党！ソビエト共産党！
- relative
- Friedrich Sorge
- place of detention
- Sugamo Prison
- ethnic group
- Germans
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Gustavovich Sorge (Russian: Рихард Густавович Зорге, romanized: Rikhard Gustavovich Zorge; 4 October 1895 – 7 November 1944) was a German-Russian journalist and Soviet military intelligence officer who was active before and during World War II and worked undercover as a German journalist in both Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. His codename was "Ramsay" (Рамза́й).
Sorge is known for his service in Japan in 1940 and 1941, when he provided information about Adolf Hitler's plan to attack the Soviet Union. Then, in mid-September 1941, he informed the Soviets that Japan would not attack the Soviet Union in the near future. A month later, Sorge was arrested in Japan for espionage. He was tortured, forced to confess, tried and hanged in November 1944. Stalin declined to intervene on his behalf with the Japanese.
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