Aleksandr Sakharovsky
Aleksandr Sakharovsky | |
|---|---|
| Head of the First Chief Directorate of the KGB | |
| In office 23 June 1955 – 15 July 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Panyushkin |
| Succeeded by | Fyodor Mortin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1909 |
| Died | 12 November 1983 (aged 74) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Red Army NKVD MGB KGB |
| Years of service | 1931–1975 |
| Rank | Colonel general |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Aleksandr Mikhailovich Sakharovsky (Russian: Александр Михайлович Сахаровский; 3 September 1909 – 12 November 1983) was a Soviet general who was head of the First Chief Directorate (foreign intelligence) of the KGB from 1955 to 1971. Sakharovsky oversaw the KGB foreign intelligence division during some of the key events of the Cold War, including the Hungarian uprising, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the height of the Vietnam War.
Highly respected by both KGB staff and allied services such as those of East Germany, Sakharovsky had experience himself in performing intelligence missions.