Berthe Zimmermann (27 September 1902 – 2 December 1937) (also spelled "Berta Zimmermann" and "Bertha Zimmermann"),

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and wife of Fritz Platten, headed the courier section of the

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's OMS ( International Liaison Department) in Moscow in 1935 and was purged in 1937.

Background

Zimmermann was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in to a Protestant family on September 27, 1902.

Career

In 1923, Zimmermann emigrated from Switzerland to the Soviet Union, where she worked for the

. First, she worked for the Information section (1923-1930). Then (1930-1931), she worked for the Organization section. Finally (1931 to 1937), she worked for the OMS under Jacob Mirov-Abramov. After 1935, Zimmermann became head of the OMS's Courier section of OMS. She went on OMS missions to Paris and Prague.

Personal

Zimmermann was married to Fritz Platten, a fellow communist also of Switzerland.

Death

Zimmermann was executed 2 December 1937 in Moscow. Platten was arrested in 1938, moved to a prison camp near Nyandoma in 1939, and shot on 22 April 1942.Kevin McDermott ''The Comintern: A History of International Communism from Lenin to Stalin'', 1996. Page 146.

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