George Gorchoff
Encyclopedia
George Gorchoff was an American who allegedly worked for Soviet Military Intelligence (GRU
) in 1943 during World War II
. Gorchoff's code name with the GRU (as identified by the Venona project) was "Gustav".
GRU
GRU or Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye is the foreign military intelligence directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation...
) in 1943 during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Gorchoff's code name with the GRU (as identified by the Venona project) was "Gustav".
Venona
The Venona analysts identify a reference to Gorchoff in the following decryption:- 1579 New York GRU to Moscow, 28 September 1943.