Israel Pliner
Soviet secret police
About Israel Pliner
Lived 1896 – 1939 (aged 43). Israel Pliner was a Russian.
Israel Pliner (, Izrail Izrailevich Pliner; 22 January 1896 – 23 February 1939) was a Soviet officer and high functionary of the Soviet secret police. Notable posts include deputy chief of the Gulag from 1935 to 1937 and chief administrator of the Gulag from 16 August 1937 to 16 November 1938.
Biography Pliner was born in the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire. His parents were Jewish.
He joined the Red Army in 1919 and the Russian Communist Party (b) in 1922. Pilner was one of the main collaborators of Nikolai Yezhov, head of the NKVD in the years 1936–1938, and collaborator of other organizers of the Great Purge.
He was arrested on charges of counter-revolutionary activities in 1938 and executed in 1939 at the NKVD's Kommunarka shooting ground.
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Who was Israel Pliner?
Soviet secret police
When was Israel Pliner born?
Israel Pliner was born on 22 January 1896 in Pastavy.
When did Israel Pliner die?
Israel Pliner died on 23 February 1939 in Kommunarka shooting ground, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union.
What nationality was Israel Pliner?
Israel Pliner was Russian.
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