Zelman Passov

Zelman Isaevich Passov (Russian: Зельман Исаевич Пассов; 1905 – 15 February 1940) was a Soviet security officer who headed the Soviet foreign intelligence service, then part of the NKVD from June to November 1938. In October 1938, he was arrested on charges of "participating in an anti-Soviet conspiracy". He was shot on the night of 15 February 1940.

Zelman Passov
Head of the INO
In office June 1938 – November 1938
Preceded by	Sergey Spigelglas
Succeeded by	Pavel Sudoplatov
Personal details
Born	Zelman Isaevich Passov April 1905 Staraya Russa, Novgorod Province, Russian Empire
Died	15 February 1940 Moscow, Soviet Union
Awards

He was executed a year and a half later.^[1]

Passov originally joined the secret police, the GPU, in 1922. He received the Order of Lenin in 1937.

Early life

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In the OGPU

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Promotion and Downfall

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Awards

Order of Lenin (1937) ^[2]