Table of contents:
- Where was the future boxing champion Igor Lvovich Miklashevsky born and brought up?
- What interested the young athlete of the Soviet special services and what tasks were assigned to him
- The introduction of the Soviet boxer into German high society
- Why the mission to eliminate Hitler was canceled and how was the further fate of Miklashevsky
Video: What prevented the Soviet boxer from eliminating Hitler, and for what merits Miklashevsky received the "Red Star"
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Igor Lvovich Miklashevsky is an NKVD spy who was charged with and almost succeeded in the assassination attempt on Hitler. Despite the fact that he grew up and was brought up in a bohemian artistic setting, even in his youth Miklashevsky chose the career of an athlete. It was in this capacity that the Soviet special services needed him. After the war, Miklashevsky left the intelligence service, became a coach, who brought up more than one generation of talented athletes.
Where was the future boxing champion Igor Lvovich Miklashevsky born and brought up?
Igor Miklashevsky was born in Moscow. His mother, Augusta Leonidovna, was an actress of the chamber theater. She was not married to Igor's father, Lev Alexandrovich Laschilin, who by the time their relationship began was already a married man. Laschilin is a famous ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher of the Bolshoi Theater. His sister Inna Aleksandrovna was married to Vsevolod Aleksandrovich Blumenthal-Tamarin, a famous theater actor.
But Igor did not follow in the footsteps of his parents and his cousin uncle - he did not feel the talent of an actor in himself. He became interested in boxing and after graduation entered the Moscow Institute of Physical Education and Sports. In 1938 he was drafted into the army, served in the anti-aircraft troops in Leningrad.
In 1939 he married, and a son, Andrei, was born in marriage. For some time he participated in the Soviet-Finnish war, after which he continued training and took an active part in competitions, became the champion of the Leningrad Military District, reached the final of the USSR championship. He met the beginning of the Second World War as a sergeant of the anti-aircraft troops on the Leningrad front.
What interested the young athlete of the Soviet special services and what tasks were assigned to him
During the defense of Leningrad, Igor Miklashevsky showed himself to be a good fighter. Growing up in an intelligent family, he had good manners and a good level of knowledge of the German language, a decent sports career. His uncle, the same Blumenthal-Tamarin, turned out to be a traitor, left with the fascists retreating from Moscow and began to actively work for the German propaganda department. With his beautiful, credible voice, he agitated Soviet soldiers to go over to the side of Hitler's troops, spoke of troubles about the KA and the country's leadership, and promised a "paradise life" to the defectors.
Together, these facts attracted the attention of the intelligence officers of the NKVD Ilyin and Sudoplatov, who were looking for a suitable candidate for the task of special importance. In Germany, boxing was held in high esteem, the world boxing champion Max Schmeling was honored by Hitler personally, the film "Schmeling's Victory - Germany's Victory" was made about him, which was shown in all cinemas of the country.
Miklashevsky was sent to a special center for training, and six months later he was given the task of eliminating the Fuhrer of Nazi Germany. Previous attempts were unsuccessful, all the scouts who took part in the preparation of the assassination attempts were discovered and died. A legend was developed for Igor Miklashevsky that because of a fight in a cafe he was arrested, demoted and sent to the penal battalion, from where he had to run over to the Germans and refer to his traitorous uncle.
During the realization of the legend, unforeseen difficulties arose twice. Running over to the enemy side, Miklashevsky was almost shot by his own soldiers, and when the Germans were already interrogating him, it turned out that two more defectors had arrived from the part he had named the day before. Their testimony differed from those given by Miklashevsky. He was saved only by the fact that he persisted and stood his ground - he ran across to find his uncle Blumenthal-Tamarin.
They staged an imaginary execution for him, but then sent him to a prisoner of war camp. There he spent several months, after which he joined the Russian Liberation Army. The Vlasovites then took part in battles against the Allied troops. Igor was seriously wounded. After the hospital, he went to his uncle in Berlin.
The introduction of the Soviet boxer into German high society
Miklashevsky needed to get into high enough circles to get closer to the desired object. He is approached by a Polish tycoon - Prince Janusz Radziwill, who, although he was not an agent of Soviet intelligence, was an anti-fascist. Then his uncle introduces him to the actress of the German theater and the favorite of the Fuhrer Olga Chekhova, who knew Igor's mother well, remembered him as a child.
The actress was Beria's liaison. Miklashevsky himself performed so successfully at demonstration fights among amateurs that he attracted the attention of Max Schmeling. This strengthened his position in sports and consolidated his legalization in Berlin society. Igor headed the group to eliminate Hitler. A plan was developed to destroy the Fuhrer with a directed explosion during the next theatrical premiere. It was necessary to act very carefully - all events with the participation of Adolf Hitler were carried out in compliance with strict security measures.
Why the mission to eliminate Hitler was canceled and how was the further fate of Miklashevsky
Hitler loved to visit theatrical performances, he was accompanied by military dignitaries of the highest level. Chekhova said that the Fuhrer will be present at the next production. At the most crucial moment, when everything was already prepared and it only remained to activate the explosive mechanism, an order came from the center to cancel the assassination attempt. It was 1943, the situation at the front was reversed in favor of the Soviet troops. After the death of the Fuhrer, the German leadership could have conspired with the command of the allied forces, join forces and direct them against the Red Army. Therefore, the leadership of the USSR decided to cancel the mission to eliminate Hitler.
For some time Igor lived in the house of his relatives, and later he was entrusted with the elimination of his traitorous uncle. After completing this task, Miklashevsky left for France.
When he returned to Moscow, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star for his services to the Motherland, but he left intelligence and became a boxing coach. His relationship with his wife did not work out. The scout boxer died in 1990.
And some overseas boxers also became legends in the USSR, such as this American champion.
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