Roman Romkowski
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Roman Romkowski born Menasche Grünspan[1] also known as Nasiek (Natan) Grinszpan-Kikiel,[2] (February 16, 1907 – July 12, 1968)[3] was a Polish communist official trained by Comintern in Moscow.[4] After the Soviet takeover of Poland Romkowski settled in Warsaw[5] and became second in command (the deputy minister)[2] in the Ministry of Public Security (MBP or colloquially UB) during the late 1940s and early 1950s.[2] Along with several other high functionaries including Stanisław Radkiewicz, Anatol Fejgin, Józef Różański, Julia Brystiger and the chief supervisor of Polish State Security Services, Minister Jakub Berman from the Politburo, Romkowski came to symbolize communist terror in postwar Poland.[6] He was responsible for the work of departments: Counter-espionage (1st), Espionage (7th), Security in the PPR–PZPR (10th Dept. run by Fejgin), and others.[4][7]
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Born | Menasche Grünspan (1907-02-16)February 16, 1907 |
Died | July 1, 1968(1968-07-01) (aged 61) |
Other names | Nasiek (Natan) Grinszpan-Kikiel |
Citizenship | Polish |
Occupation(s) | Vice-minister, security agent |
Known for | State Security Services (Urząd Bezpieczeństwa) |