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Yuri Drozdov

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Yuri Drozdov
19.99 €
Major General Yuri Ivanovich Drozdov (1925-2017) went down in history primarily as the head of illegal intelligence - the legendary and mysterious Directorate "S" of the First Main Directorate of the KGB of the USSR. He came to this position "loudly", under machine-gun fire and exploding grenades, because the first operation he led was the storming of the presidential palace in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, on December 27, 1979. But why did the head of illegal intelligence lead the combat operation? And why did he cross his name off the list of storming participants nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union? The reader will find answers to these and a number of other questions in this book. Based on the memoirs of Yuri Ivanovich's comrades, himself, and some declassified documents, it tells in detail about the intelligence officer's fascinating life: participation in the Great Patriotic War, forty years of service in intelligence, leadership of Directorate "S", the creation of the legendary "Vympel", and then the independent analytical agency "NAMAKON".
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