Rudolf Abel is the 190th most popular military personnel (up from 231st in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 470th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Military Personnel. He adopted his alias when arrested on charges of conspiracy by FBI agents in 1957. Kitty Harris, a former pupil of Fisher's, had spent a year in Santa Fe during the war, where she passed secrets from physicists to couriers. Upon opening the coin a square of microfilm was revealed. Mini Bio (1) Rudolf Abel is an actor, known for The Serpent Warriors (1985) and Blood & Orchids (1986). Adamdaley ( talk) 02:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC) And the influence of Häyhänen on Abel's capture is preserved. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Abel: Biography of Colonel Rudolf Abel. Biography. Pada tahun 1968, beliau menjadi terkenal di seluruh negara berkat cerita detektif "Musim Mati". [28] Kayotis had applied for and received a visa to visit the Soviet Union. Kaïn was volgens dit verhaal de eerste persoon die werd geboren en de eerste moordenaar, want hij vermoordde zijn broer Abel, de eerste persoon die stierf. Rudolf Ivanovič Abel (narozen jako William August Fisher, známý též jako Willie, 11. července 1903 Newcastle upon Tyne – 15. listopadu 1971 Moskva) byl zpravodajský důstojník (tzv. [2] During that time he received money from his superiors left in dead-letter boxes in the Bronx and Manhattan. What was included was a lot of cruft having nothing whatever to do with Abel. [8] Revolutionaries of the Tsarist era, his father was of German origins and his mother was of Russian descent. He adopted his alias when arrested on charges of conspiracy by the FBI in 1957. Författare. They were to resurface in the United Kingdom using the identities of Peter and Helen Kroger. [5] The other prisoner was Kurt Ponger, an Austrian who had been sentenced for conspiracy to commit espionage. In 1948, a well-trained Soviet intelligence agent arrived in the United States. Rudolf Ivanovich Abel was born on July 11, 1903 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England as Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher. [53] Upon opening the door, he was confronted by FBI agents who addressed him as "colonel" and stated that they had "information concerning [his] involvement in espionage." [6] Following his recruitment, he worked for the OGPU as a radio operator in Norway, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and France. Bolșevicii au venit la putere, iar familia sa, ca și cei mai vechi membri ai organizației, sa întors la Moscova și chiar a trăit în Kremlin. He also rented a fifth-floor studio at the Ovington Studios Building on Fulton Street. Juli 1903 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, als William August Fisher geboren. [47], Upon his arrival in the United States, Häyhänen was interrogated by the FBI and proved very cooperative. They were not convinced he might actually be a Russian spy until he produced a hollow Finnish 5-mark coin. James B. Donovan Biography, Life, Interesting Facts. This page was last edited on 24 April 2021, at 19:12. [26], After rejoining the KGB in 1946, Fisher was trained as a spy for entry into the United States. However, the Soviets retained his passport, which Fisher eventually used. He returned to the Soviet Union in 1936, as head of a school that trained radio operators destined for duty in illegal residences. [46], When Häyhänen announced himself at the embassy on 4 May, he appeared drunk. Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (Russian: Рудольф Иванович Абель), real name William August Fisher (July 11, 1903 – November 15, 1971), was a Soviet intelligence officer. [21] That year he married Elena Lebedeva, a harp student at Moscow Conservatoire. While it is not known for certain where Fisher went or what he did, it is believed he travelled to Santa Fe, New Mexico, the collection point for stolen diagrams from the Manhattan Project. The lawyer even appealed Fisher’s 45-year prison sentence on the grounds that the search of his studio had been unconstitutional, though the Supreme Court upheld the original ruling in 1960. In 1962, he was released to the Soviet Union in exchange for captured U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers. He admitted his first Soviet contact in New York had been "MIKHAIL" and upon being shown a series of photographs of Soviet officials identified "MIKHAIL" as Mikhail Svirin. Born in 1916 in New York City, lawyer James B. Donovan worked for the International Military Tribunal at the end of World War II. [33][70], After his return to Moscow, Fisher was employed by the Illegals Directorate of the KGB's First Chief Directorate, giving speeches and lecturing school children on intelligence work, but became increasingly disillusioned. In 1990 the USSR released a stamp depicting Rudolf Abel as part of series: Damaskin, Igor with Elliott, Geoffrey. Funcționând ca spion sovietic în New York, a fost închis pentru spionaj în urma unui proces de mare anvergură în 1957. During his eight years as an illegal resident he appears not to have recruited, or even identified, a single potential agent. https://www.geni.com/people/Rudolf-Abel/6000000037215294974 This digital photography of Rudolf Abel Military Wiki Fandom Powered has dimension 1024 × 646 pixels. From time to time the man got up, walked around, and eventually left. [28] Grigulevich gave Fisher a genuine birth certificate, a forged draft card and a forged tax certificate, all under the name of Emil Robert Goldfus, along with $1,000. Biography of Rudolf Abel. În 1962, a fost eliberat în Uniunea Sovietică în schimbul capturat din SUA pilot Francis Gary Powers. [11] However, in 1938 he was dismissed from the NKVD, which the OGPU had been renamed in 1934. William August Fisher ( Benwell, Newcastle, 11 de julho de 1903 – Moscou, 15 de novembro de 1971) mais conhecido como Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, foi um notável agente de inteligência da União Soviética. Rudolf Abel kembali berkhidmat dalam kerajaan selepas rawatan pendek. They then contacted James B. Donovan. Svirin, however, had returned to Moscow two years previously. [46] Fisher, unsuspecting, advised Häyhänen to leave the U.S. immediately to avoid FBI surveillance and handed him $200 for travel expenses. [46] Escape was complicated because, if "MARK" had been compromised by Häyhänen, Fisher's other identities could have been compromised as well. [44] In January 1957, Häyhänen received a message from Moscow promoting him to Lieutenant Colonel and granting him leave in the Soviet Union. (2001). Häyhänen fabricated stories to justify his delay, claiming to Fisher that the FBI had taken him off the RMS Queen Mary. Juli 1903 in Benwell/Newcastle upon Tyne, Großbritannien; † 15. One of these was Morton Sobell, whose wife had failed to receive the $5,000 embezzled by Häyhänen. He eventually became fluent in several languages and developed a love for radio communications. Рудольф Иванович Абель, oik.William August Fisher; venäläisittäin Viljam Genrihovitš Fišer (ven. He had then spent three years in Finland taking over Maki's identity. Rudolf Abel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (Russian: Рудольф Иванович Абель), real name William August Fisher (July 11, 1903 – November 15, 1971), was a Soviet intelligence officer. Bolșevicii au venit la putere, iar familia sa, ca și cei mai vechi membri ai organizației, sa întors la Moscova și chiar a trăit în Kremlin. While in Moscow, Fisher informed his superiors of his dissatisfaction with Häyhänen. The Soviet intelligence officer Alexander Belov appeared before readers as some sort of James Bond modification, with adventurous antics and immoral acts. Eva werd zwanger en baarde Kaïn. Since he was posing as an artist and photographer, nobody questioned his irregular working hours and frequent disappearances. However, private treatment by the agency he had served for decades was not as warm. Donovan traveled to the Soviet embassy in East Berlin to negotiate the exchange, and on February 10, 1962, the two prisoners crossed paths as they were released on the Glienicke Bridge between East and West Germany. However, prior to opening the coin Häyhänen had misplaced it, either buying a newspaper with it or using it as a subway token. [38] Fisher was disturbed by Häyhänen's lack of work ethics and his obsession with alcohol. Still using Kayotis' passport, he went to Montreal and crossed into the United States on November 17. [37] The real Maki had been born in the United States to a Finnish-American father and a New York mother in 1919. Sudoplatov later described this operation as "the most successful radio deception game of the war". His codename was "MARK". How much weight is Rudolf Abel – 66kg. As a member of a Soviet spy ring operating on American soil, Häyhänen came under the FBI's jurisdiction and they began verifying his story. Rudolf Abel was a Soviet spy who was arrested in 1957 and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He … [15], Fisher became an apprentice draughtsman at Swan Hunter, Wallsend, and attended evening classes at Rutherford College before being accepted into London University in 1920. His parents Heinrich and Lyubov were Bolshevik supporters from Russia, and young Fisher helped his father by distributing "Hands Off Russia" literature during World War I. For the first time Abel showed himself to the general public in 1968, when he addressed his compatriots with an introductory speech to the film. The surveillance continued on "MARK" and, on the night of June 13, a light was seen to go on in Fisher's studio at 10:00 pm. Shortly afterwards Fisher was ordered to reactivate the "Volunteer" network to smuggle atomic secrets to Russia. Abel came to New York City in 1948, posed as a painter-photographer, and directed the Soviet spy network in the U.S. for 10 years. Rudolf Abel’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story. His ashes were interred at the Donskoye Cemetery under his real name, and a few Western correspondents were invited there to view for themselves the true identity of the spy who never "broke". Rudolf Abel information Birth date: July 11, 1903, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Death date: November 15, 1971, Moscow, Russia Profession:Actor. Lona Cohen (codenamed "LESLE") and her husband Morris Cohen (codenamed "LUIS" and "VOLUNTEER") had run the Volunteer network and were seasoned couriers. Fisher could not leave the country as Martin Collins, Emil Goldfus, or even the long-forgotten Andrew Kayotis. Rudolf Abel s-a născut pe William Fisher în Anglia în 1903. However, on October 21, 1952, as instructed by Moscow, Reino Häyhänen left a thumbtack on a signpost in New York's Central Park. [28], On November 26, Fisher met with Soviet "illegal" Josef Romvoldovich Grigulevich (codenamed "MAKS" or "ARTUR"). [38] For six months Häyhänen checked the thumbtack and no one had made contact. In October 1948, using a Soviet passport, he travelled from Leningradsky Station to Warsaw. [50], In April 1957, Fisher told his artist friends he was going south on a seven-week vacation. After the war, he began working for the KGB, which sent him to the United States where he worked as part of a spy ring based in New York City. Die Eltern Heinrich und Lyubov waren bolschewistische Anhänger aus Russland, und der junge Fischer half seinem Vater, indem er während des Ersten Weltkriegs "Hands Off Russia" -Literatur verteilte. Mikhail Gorbachev was the first president of the Soviet Union, serving from 1990 to 1991. [52], Fisher was then flown to the Federal Alien Detention Facility in McAllen, Texas, and held there for six weeks. [22] During his interview with the OGPU, it was determined he should adopt a Russian-sounding name and William August Fisher became Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher. However the report never arrived. Hiram R. Revels is the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. He then worked as a private lecturer and senior medical director in Hamburg, in the headquarters of the Berlin police and in the Prussian Ministry of Culture. Named Person: Rudolf Abel; Rudolf Abel; Rudolf Abel: Material Type: Biography: Document Type: Book: All Authors / Contributors: Louise Bernikow Orang tuanya adalah kaum revolusioner Rusia yang diusir ke Eropah untuk kegiatan mereka. [28][30] The Volunteer network grew to include "Aden" and "Serb", nuclear physicists contacted by Hall, and "Silver". However, Häyhänen performed his duties poorly, and when he was recalled to the Soviet Union in 1957, he instead fled to the U.S. Embassy in Paris and revealed his secrets. [7], Fisher and his brother, Henry,[12] won scholarships to Whitley Bay High School and Monkseaton High School. [13] Though Fisher wasn't as hard working as Henry, he showed aptitude for science, mathematics, languages, art and music, inherited in part from his father's abilities. On February 10, 1962, he was exchanged for the shot-down American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. Rudolf Ivanovich Abel was born on July 11, 1903 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England as Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher. [13] In 1957, Donovan defended the Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in what was referred to as the Hollow Nickel Case after many different attorneys refused. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials at the Paris embassy did not find Häyhänen's story credible. He was to deliver a report from a Soviet agent at the United Nations secretariat, to a dead-letter box for collection. (Foto: Rudolf Abel Soviet Stamp (1990) av Mariluna (personlig samling), via Wikimedia Commons) Faktakontroll. [69] For the sake of its own reputation it suited the KGB to portray "Abel's" nine years of being an undetected agent in the United States as a triumph by a dedicated NKVD member. He occasionally met with Reino Häyhänen, another Soviet agent residing in New York. If you would like to participate, visit the project page, or contribute to the discussion. 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