Noel Field

Noel Field (January 23, 1904 – September 12, 1970), was an American citizen. While employed at the United States Department of State in the 1930s, he was a Soviet spy. In postwar Eastern Europe, he served as the pretext for show trials in Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Hungary, which in their turn were used as a pretext to remove indigenous Communist Party members in favour of Moscow-based agents who had returned to their native lands behind the Red Army.

Read more about Noel Field:  Early Life, Career, World War II, Post-war Activities, Hypotheses Regarding Field's Role in The Show Trials, Later Life, Works

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