Mariya Fortus

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovna and the family name is Fortus.
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Mariya Fortus
Native name
Мария Фортус
Birth nameMariya Alexandrovna Fortus
Born1900 (1900)
Kherson, Russian Empire
Died1981 (aged 80–81)
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service years1917–1955
RankColonel
Conflicts
Awards Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Flag

Mariya Aleksandrovna Fortus (Russian: Мария Александровна Фортус; 1900–1980) was a Soviet Jewish translator and intelligence officer. She participated in the Russian Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II.

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