Gevork Vartanian was a true patriot and a bright personality, Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev stated when commemorating the legendary Soviet intelligence officer who died on January 11, aged 87.
Vartanian was responsible for a number of successful intelligence operations some of which still remain classified. Even the list of the countries where he worked remains top secret.
However, one of Vartanian’s operations is a living legend. He helped prevent a Nazi assassination plot on the leaders of the US, the UK and the USSR in Tehran in 1943. The 19-year old Vartanian’s opponent was Nazi number 1 spy Otto Skorzeny who was personally controlled by Hitler.
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