Izydor_Modelski

Izydor Modelski

Izydor Modelski

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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]

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General Modelski is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Lieut. Gen.Izydor Modelski, 74, Polish Spy Who Defected, Dies". New York Times. 28 September 1962. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Izydor Modelski- Find A Grave". findagrave.com/. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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