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Rudolf Ivanovich Abel (Russian: Рудольф Иванович Абель), real name William August Fisher (11 July 1903 – 15 November 1971), was a Soviet intelligence officer. He adopted his alias when arrested on charges of conspiracy by the FBI in 1957.
Rudolph E. Abel (May 30, 1902 – December 31, 1974) was an American film and television producer.
Oct 14, 2015 · Soviet spy William Fisher, a.k.a. Rudolf Abel, was convicted of espionage in the United States in 1957 and later exchanged for imprisoned American Francis Gary Powers.
Jul 7, 2024 · Rudolf Abel (born July 11, 1903, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England—died November 15, 1971, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet intelligence officer, convicted in the United States in 1957 for conspiring to transmit military secrets to the Soviet Union.
Jun 14, 2023 · Rudolf Abel was not your typical spy. He was a master of disguise and an expert in espionage activities, who successfully operated on American soil during the Cold War.
Hollow Nickel/Rudolf Abel. One of the nation’s most fascinating—and ultimately significant—spy cases began in the summer of 1953, when a Brooklyn newspaper boy dropped a nickel he had just...
On June 21, 1957—60 years ago this month—Fisher was arrested by the FBI. He identified himself as Rudolf Ivonovich Abel, his signal to the Soviet Union of his capture, and the name he would be...
