Scout Abel Biography

Newkasl-on-you-England in the family of Russian political emigrants. His father is a native of the Yaroslavl province, from a family of Russified Germans, an active participant in revolutionary activities. Mother - a native of G. also participated in the revolutionary movement. For this, the spouses of Fisher in the city from childhood, Willy was distinguished by a persistent character, studied well.

He showed particular interest in natural sciences. At 16, he successfully passed the exam at the University of London. In Willy, he is involved as a translator to work in the Department of International Relations of the Executive Committee of the Comintern. However, then he was called up for military service and enrolled in the 1st radio telegraph regiment of the Moscow Military District.

He carried out important instructions for the leadership of illegal intelligence in two European countries.

He performed the duties of a radio operator of illegal residences, whose activities covered several European states. Upon returning to Moscow, he received an increase in the service for the successful completion of the assignment. He was awarded the title of Lieutenant of State Security, which corresponded to the title of Major. At the end of G. Fisher was fired from intelligence.

This was explained by Beria’s distrust of personnel who worked with the “enemies of the people”. Fisher got a job in the All -Union Chamber of Commerce, later switched to aircraft factory. He repeatedly treated reports to restore it in intelligence. In September, G. Fisher was enrolled in a unit engaged in the organization of sabotage groups and partisan detachments in the rear of the Nazi invaders.

During this period, he made friends with the work of Abel R. Fisher prepared radioists for partisan detachments and reconnaissance groups, sent to the country occupied by Germany. At the end of the war, V. Fisher again returned to work in the illegal intelligence department. In November, agents for "Mark" pseudonym V. Fisher were allocated to the Cohen's pseudonym. By the end of May, she was so successful that in August, in order to unload Mark from current affairs, to help him in four years, it was decided to return to Moscow.

However, Vic went to betrayal, told the American authorities about his work in illegal intelligence and issued Mark. In those days, the leadership of the USSR stated that our country was not engaged in "espionage". In order to give Moscow to know about his arrest and that he was not a traitor V. Fisher, during his arrest, called himself the name of his late friend R. during the investigation, he categorically denied his belonging to intelligence, refused to testify in court and rejected attempts by American special services to persuade him to betray.

After the announcement of the verdict, Mark was first in a single chamber of the investigative prison in New York, and then was transferred to the federal penal prison in Atlanta. In conclusion, he was engaged in solving mathematical problems, the theory of art, painting. I painted the paintings with oil. After rest and treatment, V. Fisher returned to work in the central reconnaissance apparatus.

He took part in the preparation of young intelligence officers. William Genrikhovich Fisher died. He was buried in the Donskoy cemetery in Moscow. For outstanding merits in ensuring the state security of our country, Colonel V. Fisher was awarded the Order of Lenin, three orders of the Red Banner, two orders of the Red Banner of Labor, the Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, the Red Star, many medals, as well as the badge of "Honorary Employee of State Security".