Henry Robinson (spy)

Henry Robinson
Henry Robinson after his arrest.
Born(1897-05-08)8 May 1897
Brussels, Belgium
Died1944 (aged 46–47)
Berlin, Nazi Germany
CitizenshipBelgian
OccupationsSection leader, communist agitator
Known forBeing part of the Red Orchestra ("Rote Kapelle")
Espionage activity
AllegianceCommunist International, GRU
Service branchAM Apparat
Service years1930-1942
Codename
  • Andre
  • Lucien
  • Leo
  • Giocomo

Henry Robinson (8 May 1897 – 1944), sometimes known as Henri Robinson or Henri Baumann was a Belgian Communist and later intelligence agent of the Soviet Communist International (Comintern) and later the GRU. His real name was Arnold Schnee. Robinson was a leading member of the Red Orchestra, a Soviet espionage group based in Paris. Robinson used a number of code names (Andre, Lucien, Leo, Giocomo) and aliases (Otto Wehrli, Albert Gottlieb Bucher, Alfred Merian, Harry Leon, Alfree Duyen, Harry Merian).

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