Alexander Radó
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This article is about the cartographer and Soviet World War II agent. For the psychoanalyst, see Sándor Radó.
The native form of this personal name is Radó Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Alexander Radó FRGS (5 November 1899, Újpest, near Budapest – 20 August 1981, Budapest), also: Alex, Alexander Radolfi, Sándor Kálmán Reich or Alexander Rado, was a Hungarian cartographer who later became a Soviet military intelligence-agent in World War II.[1] Radó (codename "DORA") was also a member of the resistance (German: Widerstandskämpfer) to Nazi Germany, devoted to the service of the so-called Red Orchestra, the Soviet espionage and spy network in Western Europe between 1933 and 1945. Within the Red Orchestra, he headed the Switzerland-based Red Three group, one of the most efficient components of the Soviet intelligence network.[2]
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Born | Radó Sándor 5 November 1899 Újpest, Hungary |
Died | 20 August 1981 (1981-08-21) (aged 81) Budapest, Hungary |
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