Gustav Hilger
German diplomat · Germany · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1886 to 1965 · aged 78
Gustav Arthur Hilger was a German diplomat and expert on the Soviet Union. He was best known for his role in German-Soviet relations during the interwar period as a counselor at the German embassy in Moscow. After World War II, he advised the United States and the West German governments on Soviet issues.
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Hilger worked under the CIA aliases Stephen H. Holcomb and Arthur T. Latter. Joseph Stalin said of Hilger: "German heads of state and German ambassadors to Moscow came and went - but Gustav Hilger remained".
