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Robert Lee Johnson (1922 – May 18, 1972) was an American sergeant who spied for the Soviet Union. Johnson volunteered to spy for the KGB while he was stationed at Berlin, Germany. He also recruited a former Army friend, James Mintkenbaugh.
Robert Lee Johnson was a disgruntled Army sergeant who defected to the KGB in 1953 and became one of the most damaging spies in US history. He supplied the Soviets with classified information on missiles, nuclear weapons and military secrets, while his wife Hedwig suffered from mental illness and prostitution.
Robert Lee Johnson may refer to: Bob Johnson (outfielder) (Robert Lee Johnson, 1905–1982), American left fielder in Major League Baseball. Robert Lee Johnson (spy) (1922–1972), American sergeant who spied for the Soviet Union.
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Robert Lee Johnson (1922 - May 18, 1972) was an American sergeant who spied for the Soviet Union.
Johnson volunteered to spy for the KGB while he was stationed at Berlin, Germany. He also recruited a former Army friend, James Mintkenbaugh. Johnson worked for the KGB between 1953 and 1964, and passed on information while stationed at various sites in Europe and the U.S.
Most famously, when working in the U.S. courier center at Orly Airport south of Paris, he occasionally had night duty alone in the center, where dispatches arrive to and from Air Force and Army bases in Europe. He used to come out of the center and hand KGB contacts envelopes full of documents to photocopy. They had a car waiting and sped to the Soviet embassy, photographed the documents, replaced them, and resealed the envelopes so there was no trace that they had been opened. Then they rushed them back to Orly to get them to Johnson before he went off duty in the morning.[1][2]
In 1964, Johnson was turned in by his wife and, like Mintkenbaugh, received a 25-year prison sentence in 1965.[3]
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Mar 29, 2024 · On 5 April 1965, the U.S. Attorney General announced the arrest of Army Sgt. Robert Lee Johnson and former soldier James Allen Mintkenbaugh on charges of selling information to the Soviet Union....
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