Nachman Dushanski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Officer of Soviet security agencies in the Lithuanian SSR
Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1919
Place of Birth: Å iauliai, Kovno Governorate, Lithuania
Date of Death: 20-Feb-2008
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Nachman Dushanski
- Nachman Dushanski (also spelled Nachman Dushansky, Nachman Dushanskiy, Lithuanian: Nachmanas Dušanskis, Russian: ?????? ???????? ?????????; December 29, 1919 in Šiauliai – February 20, 2008 in Haifa) was a Jewish officer of Soviet security agencies (NKVD, NKGB, MGB, KGB) in the Lithuanian SSR for over thirty years.
- He was heavily involved in the suppression of the Lithuanian partisans who fought against the Soviet occupation of Lithuania.
- In Russia, he was regarded as a war hero and was awarded the Medal For Courage, Order of the Patriotic War, and Order of Lenin, while the Lithuanians perceived him as a war criminal.
- In 1989, Dushanski immigrated to Israel.
- After Lithuania declared independence in 1990, Lithuanian prosecutors began a criminal case, but Israel refused to extradite him.
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