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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Michael_GoleniewskiMichael Goleniewski - Wikipedia

    Michał Franciszek Goleniewski, a.k.a. 'SNIPER', 'LAVINIA', (16 August 1922 – 12 July 1993), was an officer in the Polish People's Republic's Ministry of Public Security, deputy head of military counterintelligence GZI WP, later head of the Polish Intelligence technical and scientific section, and in the 1950s a spy for the Soviet ...

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  3. www.politico.com › news › magazineHe Was the West’s Most Important Undercover Spy. An Affair ... -...

    Jan 1, 2022 · Michał Goleniewski opened in the Warsaw District Military Court. The defendant was accused of two offenses: stealing substantial quantities of state funds, most of it in hard foreign...

  4. www.thehistoryreader.com › historical-figures › michalMichał Goleniewski: The Best Cold War Spy You've Never Heard Of

    Learn about the extraordinary life and achievements of Michał Goleniewski, a Polish spy who defected to the West and exposed hundreds of communist spies. Discover how he became a target of a CIA witch hunt and a victim of his own delusions.

  5. historynewsnetwork.org › article › 181947The Hidden Story of the West's Most Important Double Agent

    Dec 12, 2021 · Polish intelligence officer Michal Goleniewski was a valuable CIA asset between his defection and the Agency's decision to cast him out. Sixty years ago the West’s most important Cold War...

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  6. www.cia.gov › readingroom › documentBRIEFING PAPER THE GOLENIEWSKI CASE | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)

    Aug 26, 2022 · Goleniewski was a Polish counterintelligence officer who worked for the Soviets and then defected to the West in 1961. This document summarizes his background, motives, and contributions to the CIA, as well as his personality and problems.

  7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › liveRussia spy sentencing live: British embassy guard David Smith ......

    Feb 17, 2023 · He was exposed to British authorities when a Polish secret service officer, Michael Goleniewski, defected to the West, bringing his mistress and details of a Soviet mole in British intelligence.

  8. www.youtube.com › watchFrom Secret Agent to Romanov Impostor: The Michael Goleniewski...

    Michał Franciszek Goleniewski a.k.a. 'SNIPER', 'LAVINIA', (16 August 1922 – 12 July 1993), was a Polish officer in the People's Republic of Poland's Ministry...

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