Glenn Michael Souther, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Glenn Michael Souther

spy

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1957

Place of Birth: Hammond, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jun-1989

Profession: spy

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Glenn Michael Souther

  • Glenn Michael Souther (30 January 1957 – 22 June 1989), also known as Mikhail Yevgenyevich Orlov, was an American-Soviet sailor and intelligence officer who defected to the Eastern Bloc in 1986.Souther had spied for the Soviet Union in the U.S.
  • Navy from 1980 and transmitted important classified information to the Soviet secret services.
  • Souther defected to the Soviet Union in 1986 after being investigated for espionage, gave up his U.S.
  • citizenship, and was granted Soviet citizenship from the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
  • Souther settled in Moscow, promoted to the rank of major in the KGB, and later awarded the Order of Friendship.
  • Souther committed suicide three years after his defection at age 32.

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