Morris Cohen
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Morris Cohen was an American-born Soviet spy who, along with his wife Lona, played a key role in passing U.S. atomic and military secrets to the USSR during the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American-born Soviet spy
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person ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | 1930s–1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peter John Kroger
NERFINISHED
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Peter John Kroger (alias) NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Kroger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestedIn | 1961 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| convictedOf | espionage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Soviet Union
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfConviction | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-07-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-06-23 ⓘ |
| employer |
GRU
NERFINISHED
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Soviet military intelligence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | prisoner exchange between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideology | communism ⓘ |
| intelligenceService | Soviet military intelligence (GRU) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Communist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Abraham Lincoln Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Morris Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityAtBirth | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | exposure as part of the Portland Spy Ring in the UK ⓘ |
| notableFor |
handling microfilm of classified documents
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operating under deep-cover identities in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
espionage for the Soviet Union in the United States
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passing U.S. atomic secrets to the USSR ⓘ passing U.S. military secrets to the USSR ⓘ |
| occupation |
courier
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radio engineer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cold War espionage
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Soviet atomic espionage in the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest | Ruislip, Middlesex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| releasedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Moscow ⓘ |
| sentence | 25 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| spouse | Lona Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Klaus Fuchs
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Lona Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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