Leen Kullman

Leen Kullman
Born	31 January 1920 Tartu, Russian empire
Died	6 March 1943 (aged 23) USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Awards

Helene (Leen) Kullman (31 January 1920, Tartu – 6 March 1943, Tartu) was an Estonian agent of Soviet military intelligence during World War II.

Joining the Red Army in January 1942, she originally served as a nurse; in April 1942, she was transferred to intelligence. In September 1942, she was inserted behind German lines near Tartu. In January 1943, she was arrested by the local Gestapo and subsequently executed. She was named a Hero of the Soviet Union on 8 May 1963.

See also

• List of female Heroes of the Soviet Union

References

• Лурье, Вячеслав Михайлович; Валерий Яковлевич Кочик (2003). ГРУ: дела и люди (Россия в лицах). Олма-Пресс. pp. lk. 419. ISBN 5-7654-1499-0.