Georges Blun

Georges Blun (1 June 1893 – 1999) was a French journalist and intelligence agent who was the Berlin correspondent of the Journal de Paris.

Early life and World War I Georges Blun was born to a French family on 1 June 1893 in the then German-held region of Alsace-Lorraine. He was married to a fellow journalist. He worked for the British MI5, as well as French intelligence during World War I.

The interwar years In 1920 he was expelled from Switzerland for conducting "clandestine activities" and communist agitation. By 1925, he had grown close to the leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

From 1925 to 1930 he worked in the Weimar Republic as a correspondent for various newspapers, such as Journal des débats.

During the war, he spied primarily and most notably in service of the Soviet Union, but also worked for American, and was cited for his work covering the division of the country.

He died in 1999. Foreign Affairs stated it was, "Germany as seen by the Berlin correspondent of the Paris Journal."