order_of_victory Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 (edited) The only Soviet spy who managed to infiltrate secret U.S. nuclear facilities has been honoured posthumously with Russia's highest honorary title by president Vladimir Putin. The 'Hero of Russia' medal was donated to Moscow's Military Intelligence Museum. Speaking at the award ceremony, Vladimir Putin stressed this man's work strengthened Russia's defence capabilities considerably.During World War II, George Koval, also known as 'Delmar', collected secret information about the production of the first U.S. atomic bomb and sent it to Moscow.Koval's work drastically reduced the amount of time it took for Russia to develop its nuclear weapons.Story from Russia TodayHere is the story in fuull on Russia todayhttp://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/16388/videoOrder of Victory Edited November 2, 2007 by order_of_victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 and again The current policy "symbolism" is not lost, not at ALL. Lunacy. God help us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Dear Vic,didn't Delmar got any decorations during the age of the CCCP - at least a RB ?(for top-spies - Ruth Werner, Markus Wolf, etc., etc. - a RB was usually the highest decorations, they could achieve ...)Best regards ChristianThe only Soviet spy who managed to infiltrate secret U.S. nuclear facilities has been honoured posthumously with Russia's highest honorary title by president Vladimir Putin. The 'Hero of Russia' medal was donated to Moscow's Military Intelligence Museum. Speaking at the award ceremony, Vladimir Putin stressed this man's work strengthened Russia's defence capabilities considerably.During World War II, George Koval, also known as 'Delmar', collected secret information about the production of the first U.S. atomic bomb and sent it to Moscow.Koval's work drastically reduced the amount of time it took for Russia to develop its nuclear weapons.Story from Russia TodayHere is the story in fuull on Russia todayhttp://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/16388/videoOrder of Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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