Ryszard Kukliński

Ryszard Kukliński
Colonel Ryszard Kukliński
Birth nameRyszard Jerzy Kukliński
Born(1930-06-13)June 13, 1930
Warsaw, Poland
DiedFebruary 11, 2004(2004-02-11) (aged 73)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Allegiance Poland
BranchPolish People's Army
Rank Colonel

Ryszard Jerzy Kukliński (June 13, 1930 – February 11, 2004) was a Polish Army colonel and Cold War spy for NATO. He was posthumously promoted to brigadier general by Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Between 1972 and 1981 Kukliński passed top-secret Soviet documents to the CIA, including Soviet plans for the invasion of Western Europe.

Former United States National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzeziński described him as "the first Polish officer in NATO."

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