In memory of Richard Zorga - Soviet intelligence officer, hero of the Soviet Union On the morning of November 7, 1944, Richard Zorga was executed by hanging in Tokyo's Sugamo Prison. Richard Zorge was born on October 4, 1895 to a German engineer, Gustav Zorge, who was married to Nina Kovalba. Three years after Richard's birth, the Zorgs moved to Germany. In October 1914 he succumbed to the "patriotic" enthusiasm and volunteered for the German army, where he was sent to the Eastern Front. Richard Zorga fought in the most difficult battles in Galicia and Verdun. The "patriotic" impulse soon gave way to disappointment in his previous convictions, and as a result Surga underwent a radical spiritual change and became a communist, participated in the November Revolution and met Ernst Hellmann. After receiving a doctorate in law from the University of Hamburg, Zorge became a party journalist. In this position, in 1924, after the ban on the KPD, the German communist moved to Moscow, where he began working in the Comintern apparatus, during which he received an offer to transfer to the intelligence directorate of the Red Army, to which he agreed - and thus Zorge became an intelligence officer. In the 1930s, Richard Zorge worked in Shanghai, and then was sent to Japan as a reporter for influential German newspapers. During his time in rapidly changing Japan, he managed to organize the work of the residence and establish contacts with high-ranking German and Japanese officials, thanks to whom he was able to obtain valuable information. In 1938, the head of the German embassy was Eugen Ott, with whom Zorge managed to establish close ties. This allowed the Soviet intelligence officer to obtain a position in the embassy and obtain classified information. The German attack on the Soviet Union was expected by the Soviet leadership, but the most important question was the date of its commencement.

In memory of Richard Zorga - Soviet intelligence officer, hero of the Soviet Union On the morning of November 7, 1944, Richard Zorga was executed by hanging in Tokyo's Sugamo Prison. Richard Zorge was born on October 4, 1895 to a German engineer, Gustav Zorge, who was married to Nina Kovalba. Three years after Richard's birth, the Zorgs moved to Germany. In October 1914 he succumbed to the "patriotic" enthusiasm and volunteered for the German army, where he was sent to the Eastern Front. Richard Zorga fought in the most difficult battles in Galicia and Verdun. The "patriotic" impulse soon gave way to disappointment in his previous convictions, and as a result Surga underwent a radical spiritual change and became a communist, participated in the November Revolution and met Ernst Hellmann. After receiving a doctorate in law from the University of Hamburg, Zorge became a party journalist. In this position, in 1924, after the ban on the KPD, the German communist moved to Moscow, where he began working in the Comintern apparatus, during which he received an offer to transfer to the intelligence directorate of the Red Army, to which he agreed - and thus Zorge became an intelligence officer. In the 1930s, Richard Zorge worked in Shanghai, and then was sent to Japan as a reporter for influential German newspapers. During his time in rapidly changing Japan, he managed to organize the work of the residence and establish contacts with high-ranking German and Japanese officials, thanks to whom he was able to obtain valuable information. In 1938, the head of the German embassy was Eugen Ott, with whom Zorge managed to establish close ties. This allowed the Soviet intelligence officer to obtain a position in the embassy and obtain classified information. The German attack on the Soviet Union was expected by the Soviet leadership, but the most important question was the date of its commencement.