Grigorenko Grigory Fyodorovich

(August 18, 1918)
G. F. Grigorenko was awarded the Order of Lenin, . October Revolution, . Red Banner, . World War I and II degree, . three orders of the Red Star, . two Orders of Red Banner of Labor, . medals "For Military Merit", . "For the Defense of Stalingrad, . "For the Defense of the Caucasus", . many other,
. Among his awards - the highest military order of the GDR - the Order of Scharnhorst, . two Orders of Red Banner of the Mongolian People's Republic of, . Hungarian medal "For Service to the Motherland" golden degree, . Commander's Cross of the Order of the Renaissance in Poland, . Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria I degree,
. He was awarded the USSR State Prize winner (1981).
Born August 18, 1918 in the city Zenkov Poltava region. Father - Grigorenko Fedor (1894-1927). Mother - Irina Grigorenko Denisovna (1891-1969). Wife - Grigorenko Tatiana (1918-1997). Son, Victor G. (1940-1995), - the colonel of the Armed Forces, he worked in the GRU. Son, Alexander G. (1945-1996) - KGB colonel, worked at PSU, in foreign counterintelligence. Granddaughter, Natalia (1971. born.) - MGIMO graduate, fluent in English, Japanese, Spanish, works on specialty. Grandchildren: Gregory (1973. born.) programmer, Sergey (1969,. born.) operates in a commercial organization. Great-grandson - Nikita (1997. born.).

Gregory's childhood was not easy. When he was 8 years old, his father died. In the hands of the mother was left with three children, among them Gregory - the youngest. His mother came into the farm, but then went from there. Life was not really what. Had to fully draft of hardship in the notorious 1933. Hunger Grigory swollen legs. Life is made too early to engage in employment, employed since childhood: the mouth of cattle, work in a woodworking plant, repairing shoes neighbors for a small fee.

. This continued until the end of the seven-year period, after which Gregory became a student of workers' school, then physics and mathematics faculty of the Poltava Pedagogical Institute, and four years later - a certified teacher
. But teaching was not too attracted to him, and when he got an offer to work in the KGB, then with great hope and pleasure agreed.

. Service began with a special section of 151 th Infantry Division as an assistant security officer
. In March 1941 he was transferred to the special section of 4-th Airborne Brigade, stationed in the town of Konotop. It got to the part of the southwestern front in the fighting in August 1941, was wounded. After curing in the hospital was sent to the special section of the 14 th Brigade of Engineers for Stalingrad.

In early 1942 at the Higher School of the NKVD organized a three-month courses in leadership training for work on liberated from German occupation territory. G. Grigorenko graduated from these courses and was hired in the first Division 2-nd of the NKVD of the USSR, which organized the anti-reconnaissance and sabotage activities of German intelligence.

. In late 1942, he lucky: he was at the forefront of intellectual struggle, . became one of the four operatives, . whose task is to organize work on the use of captured enemy agents in radioigrah with Hitler's intelligence,
. In 1943 the group was transferred to the newly formed General Directorate of Counterintelligence "SMERSH (" Death to Spies "), who took over the organization of work on conducting radioigr with the enemy. On the basis of this group in the 3 rd Division Chief Department counterintelligence office was established on radioigram, led by talented counterintelligence Dmitry Petrovich Tarasov. All during the war years the Center and local authorities with the direct involvement of Grigorenko and other staff offices was carried out 181 radioigra, . purpose of which is disinformation Hitler's command, . penetration into the network of undercover intelligence agencies of Germany, . identification and elimination of their agents, . receive information about planned military operations, enemy,
. Keeping radioigr closely with the Operations Department of the General Staff ensure the timely production of relevant "information" on military matters, . Hitler's channel where exploration was designed together with wire directly Soviet command deception measures to enter the enemy's confusion about the Soviet army carried out major military operations: the Kursk Bulge, . Korsun-Shevchenko, . Belarus ( "Bagration" and others),
. Only in the preparation of the Orel-Kursk operation was held on 17 radioigr.

In the novel Ardamatkogo "Saturn" is almost not visible and the eponymous film presented literary and film version of one of the games, which was conducted by Gregory Grigorenko.

In "Stories of the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet Union, 1941-1945" states: "A lot done during the Great Patriotic War, the state security organs to misinform the enemy. In their practice, often there were cases, . when infiltrated into our country fascist spies, . while the first days under the constant supervision of employees of state security, . soon arrested and on their behalf from time to time communicated false information on, . interesting exploration of Hitler's ..,
. Organs of State Security, . working closely with the General Staff of the Red Army, and using a variety of operational capabilities, . systematically entered the enemy's confusion regarding the plans of the Soviet command, . troop movements, . situation in the rear,
.

After the war, since 1946, Mr.. F. Grigorenko passes to work the head office 3rd Chief Directorate of the MGB (military counterintelligence), where he worked until 1949. Then, from 1949 to 1952, he was involved in counterintelligence work within the 1 st control MGB.

. In 1952, Lieutenant Colonel Grigorenko appointed deputy chief of the Eastern Division of the 2 nd Chief Directorate of the MGB, . was engaged counterintelligence activities along the lines of the Middle East, . Far East, . South-East Asia.,

. In 1954 - trip to Hungary as the Deputy Representative of the KGB
. To Colonel Grigorenko it was a very favorable period in the business and creative plan. Been established sturdy effective relations with the secret police in Hungary, . that solve many complex and very delicate task of working against the main enemy, . share experiences on a counter, . mutually useful information, . undertake joint activities,
. It was then on the initiative of Mr.. F. Grigorenko had been implemented some new forms of joint activities to recruit agents from among the foreigners entry to ciphers and secret materials in Western countries.

While working in Hungary G. F. Grigorenko acquainted with S. V. Andropov, the Soviet ambassador. From the beginning, he attracted the attention of well-mannered, refined speech
. Subsequent official contacts with Yuri Vladimirovich, . especially in a period of heightened domestic political situation in Hungary, . Grigory Fyodorovich when he had to report to the operational information on the situation in the country and to exchange views with him on measures to stabilize it, . showed, . that the first impression about Vladimir Vladimirovich as a remarkable and wise man was absolutely correct,
. Unfortunately, the reality of the corresponding estimate of the situation in Hungary and the recommendations of the embassy and the KGB representation often not perceived in Moscow. The then chairman of the KGB and. A. Serov, believing that the representation of dramatising the situation, even in Budapest sent a representative to verify the information.

Meanwhile, the situation in Hungary is rapidly heated. The absence of the leadership of the Soviet Union is deeply thought-out plan to work with allies in the socialist camp and the Warsaw Treaty, . account the specifics of folk traditions, . many distortions in the policy of the Hungarian senior management (repression, . cult of personality),
. When the burst-known events of October, the territory of the country were put troops began, in fact, military action, played out drama. G. F. Grigorenko was in full party to it. Moreover, he found himself in a convoy that came under fire of artillery, was wounded by an explosive bullet in the head, after which long had been treated in hospitals Lviv and Moscow. The memory of the Hungarian events of 1956 literally stayed on the face of Mr.. F. Grigorenko - many pieces are still being felt at the change of weather.

In 1956, Colonel Grigorenko appointed Head of the 2 nd Chief Directorate of the KGB of the USSR. His task - implementation of counterintelligence work to excavate and suppression of subversive anti-Soviet emigre organizations. Since 1962, the head was created on his initiative the service of foreign counterintelligence.

1969 became one of the many foreign life T. F. Grigorenko. It began with a call S. V. Andropov: "What you do not zahodishN I have here two years". And - to return in the 2 nd chapter in as Deputy Chief. A few months later, already in 1970, Grigorenko was appointed Chief of the 2 nd Chief Directorate.

Under the leadership of Mr.. F. Grigorenko in the chapter has developed a system to reveal the number of agents of foreign intelligence. The system includes an in-depth interaction with the management of counterintelligence intelligence radiokontrrazvedkoy, surveillance, operational and technical management. Was worked out the structure of the management of all counterintelligence elements of the process: opening of communication channels, . depth study of the handwriting of each scout, . develop a system of controls and procedures of each division and their interaction, . working out guidelines and standards to conduct counterintelligence activities, . systematic analysis of an operation, . creation of original algorithms of counterintelligence activities,
.

As a result - a golden decade counter. Each year, was exposed to several agents - American and other foreign intelligence services, as a rule, deeply concealed. Among them: Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs gardener (the famous movie "TASS is authorized to declare, where T. Grigorenko was launched in the person of the general, played by M. Gluzskij), . Nilov, . Kalinin, . GRU Filatov and Ivanov, . employee aviation industry Petrov, . KGB officer Armen Grigoryan, . Officer Aeroflot Kanoyan, . Representative Minhimproma Moscow Regiment, . Researcher Bumeyster, . employee Vneshtorgbank Kryuchkov and others.,
. As chief of counterintelligence departments in addition to central board that conducted counterintelligence work through diplomatic and other missions of foreign countries and foreigners who come to our country, Mr.
. F. Grigorenko also directs the work created on his initiative (within Glaucus), offices, engaged in counterintelligence activities in the defense industry, railway, aviation and water transport. All emergency, which occurred in industry, defense - and there were many - became headache Grigory Fyodorovich.

From 1978 to 1983, Mr.. F. Grigorenko reaches the highest level of his career as a counterintelligence. He - Deputy Chairman of KGB.

In 1983, Colonel General Grigorenko goes to work in the Ministry of General Machine-Building Deputy Minister. In this capacity he works to 1992. In the years before the ministry seeks to respond to the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) to establish together with other defense industries missile defense system.

Based on experience in solving complex intelligence problems G. F. Grigorenko took part in the development of proposals for the creation of such a system.

G. F. Grigorenko was awarded the Order of Lenin, . October Revolution, . Red Banner, . World War I and II degree, . three orders of the Red Star, . two Orders of Red Banner of Labor, . medals "For Military Merit", . "For the Defense of Stalingrad, . "For the Defense of the Caucasus", . many other,
. Among his awards - the highest military order of the GDR - the Order of Scharnhorst, . two Orders of Red Banner of the Mongolian People's Republic of, . Hungarian medal "For Service to the Motherland" golden degree, . Commander's Cross of the Order of the Renaissance in Poland, . Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria I degree,
. He was awarded the USSR State Prize winner (1981)
Grigory Fyodorovich exchanged already eighties. His work today is still held within the walls of one of the structures, separated from the Ministry of General Engineering, where he worked as an advisor. Colleagues, counterintelligence elected him president of the Association of Veterans counterintelligence.
G. F. Grigorenko wrote memoirs. Leisure time is dedicated books from its own library, . who collected many years with his wife and eldest son, . meeting friends, . memories of the trophies on hunting and fishing, . an ardent admirer of which he was for many decades, . as well as football, . Basketball, . Volleyball, . lover whom he remains to this day.,
. Lives in Moscow.