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Elyesa Bazna

1904 - 1970

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Elyesa Bazna (Turkish: [ˈeljesa ˈbazna]), sometimes known as Iljas, Ilyaz and Iliaz Bazna (Albanian: [iljas bazna]; 28 July 1904 – 21 December 1970), was a secret agent for Nazi Germany during World War II, operating under the code name Cicero. In 1943, Bazna was hired as a valet by Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, the British ambassador in Ankara, Turkey. He photographed British documents in Knatchbull-Hugessen's possession, and sold them to the Germans through their attaché Ludwig Carl Moyzisch in what became known as the Cicero affair. As Cicero, Bazna passed on important information about many of the Allied leaders' conferences, including the Moscow, Tehran and Cairo Conferences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elyesa Bazna is the 659th most popular military personnel (down from 582nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Kosovo and the 2nd most popular Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Elyesa Bazna ranks 659 out of 2,058. Before him are Stanisław Sosabowski, Saitō Hajime, Alexander Pokryshkin, Heinz Lammerding, Marie-Pierre Kœnig, and Peucestas. After him are Kurt von Tippelskirch, Raymond A. Spruance, John Pope, Maximilian von Prittwitz, Cao Zhen, and Bob Denard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Elyesa Bazna ranks 70. Before him are Yves Congar, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Donald O. Hebb, Leopold Trepper, Arnold Gehlen, and George Stevens. After him are María Zambrano, Viktor Brack, Minoru Genda, Georges Canguilhem, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, and Isamu Noguchi. Among people deceased in 1970, Elyesa Bazna ranks 66. Before him are Percy Spencer, Elsa Triolet, Barnett Newman, Tarjei Vesaas, Gyula Cseszneky, and Marie-Pierre Kœnig. After him are Zeki Velidi Togan, Fritz Bayerlein, Sheng Shicai, Friedrich Kellner, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, and Giuseppe Ungaretti.

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In Kosovo

Among people born in Kosovo, Elyesa Bazna ranks 4 out of 7. Before him are Miloš Obilić (1350), Ibrahim Rugova (1944), and Đurađ Branković (1377). After him are Behgjet Pacolli (1951), Pjetër Bogdani (1630), Adem Demaçi (1936), Nexhmije Pagarusha (1933), David Albahari (1948), Albin Kurti (1975), Isa Mustafa (1951), and Dragan Tomić (1935).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Kosovo

Among military personnels born in Kosovo, Elyesa Bazna ranks 2. Before him are Miloš Obilić (1350).

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