Willie Fisher

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Willie Fisher was the birth name of Rudolf Abel, a Soviet intelligence officer and Cold War spy who operated in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
activity running Soviet agents in the United States
affiliation KGB NERFINISHED
Soviet intelligence NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Rudolf Abel NERFINISHED
Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher NERFINISHED
arrestedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED
arrestedIn New York City NERFINISHED
arrestedOnChargeOf conspiracy to commit espionage
birthNameOf Rudolf Abel NERFINISHED
conflict Cold War
convictedOf espionage
countryOfCitizenship Soviet Union
employer Soviet government NERFINISHED
exchangedAt Glienicke Bridge NERFINISHED
exchangedFor Francis Gary Powers NERFINISHED
language English
Russian
notableCase United States v. Abel NERFINISHED
notableFor Cold War espionage in the United States
occupation intelligence officer
spy
operatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
sentencedBy United States federal court NERFINISHED
subjectOf spy swap between the United States and the Soviet Union
usedCoverIdentity Rudolf Ivanovich Abel NERFINISHED

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Rudolf Abel alternateName Willie Fisher