Jump to content

Izydor Modelski

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Izydor Modelski
Born(1889-05-10)10 May 1889
Lwów, Austria-Hungary
(now Ukraine)
Died(1962-10-25)25 October 1962
Washington, D.C., United States
AllegiancePoland
RankLieutenant General

Izydor Modelski (May 10, 1889, in L'viv – September 25, 1962, in Washington, D.C.) was a Polish spy and a lieutenant general of the Polish Army.[1] Modelski also completed a doctorate in philosophy at the University of Lviv in 1917.[citation needed] In 1946, he was sent to the United States to establish a spy ring. Defying an order to return to Poland in 1948, he testified about his actions to the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1949.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Lieut. Gen.Izydor Modelski, 74, Polish Spy Who Defected, Dies". New York Times. 28 September 1962. Retrieved 14 April 2020.