Karpel Hirsh Izrailevich (1908, Kremenchug, Poltava Province – ?) — Colonel, counter-intelligence officer.

Hirsh Karpel was born into the family of a forestry worker. Worked at factories in Kremenchug and Moscow. A member of the Communist Party since 1929.

In 1932, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Soviet Law, and in 1935 completed one year at the Institute of the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of the USSR. In 1932–34 he was a trainee and later assistant officer in the Special Department of the OGPU. From 1935 — operative and then senior operative in the Foreign Department of the Main Directorate of State Security (GUGB) of the NKVD of the USSR. In 1935–36 — served in Denmark, in May–November 1936 — in Latvia. In February 1937 – August 1938 — he served in Spain.

Later, he was deputy head of a section of the 1st Directorate of the NKGB of the USSR, and then worked in counter-intelligence. In 1942–46 he headed the 2nd Section of the 5th Department, and the 5th Section of the 9th Department of the 2nd Directorate (Counter-Intelligence Directorate) of the NKVD–NKGB of the USSR.

From 1946 — deputy head of a department of the MGB of the Latvian SSR.

From 1948 — deputy head of a department in the Transport Security Directorate of the MGB of the Latvian SSR.

From 1953 until retirement — head of a section of the Road-Transport Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs–KGB Directorate of the Baltic Railway.

Hirsh Karpel was awarded the Order of the Red Star (1938) and two Orders of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class.