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The 20th century's most legendary master spy, was arrested after the Soviet Union for his ransom, became the textbook

The FBI arrested KGB spy Abel gold medal, the results again he reluctantly put
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In the 1940s and 1990s, the former Soviet spy agency KGB, has been a world leader. At that time, the Soviet Union also gave birth to a very famous spy, the man nicknamed "King of the spy", and was even called the enemy "a thousand faces," he is Rudolf Abel.
Arrest this "king of spies" This is not easy, and finally chose to let him go, people scratching their brains a little.
Today, VTech just like we talk about the most legendary spy masters of the 20th century: "The King of espionage" Rudolf Abel.
Soviet spy drama of 20th century exchange, the FBI reluctantly put gold medal KGB spy Abel.
"Bridge of Spies"
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The movie "Bridge of Spies", in the two ends of an iron bridge, the two hands of the same people to exchange hostages, went to the white line at the middle of the bridge from both ends of the bridge, after the two sides "positively identified" by the exchanger respectively, from the original team went to the other side, and Rudolf Abel was exchanged Soviet spy.
So, the king of spies is how it was caught? Why would the Soviet Union staged a drama exchanged spies?
Spymaster betrayed
Soviet spy Rudolf Abel is a KGB colonel, the "contemporary spymaster," said his spy deep pass surgery, good camouflage, pretend like nothing, successfully played different roles.
In World War II, Abel successfully sneaked into Germany, but also all the way to high-rise to the SS lieutenant colonel, stole a large number of core secrets.
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After the Cold War, the Soviet Union and China launched a more intense spy. In 1948, he sneaked into the United States detour Canada, responsible for the KGB espionage in the United States and North America, his normal identity is a painter, look at the newspaper every morning, painting, and then took the opportunity to pass some information.
Originally all goes well, he also acquired a lot of information favorable to the Soviet Union.
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But when buying a newspaper in 1953, equipped with a hollow coin intelligence fell out, gave himself away, locked the US intelligence agency Abel range of activities.
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Eventually, Abel's assistant suddenly betrayed him, and brought hope to the CIA, Abel is a giant spy their dream, the heads of the CIA decided to secretly arrested.
FBI arrest, destruction of evidence clever
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June 21, 1957, several FBI agents came to New York City, 28 East 4th Street Leise Mu Hotel, 8th floor, they knocked on the door of room 839, arrested Abel.
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When a CIA undercover Abel broke into the apartment, his panic, firm voice.
At this point he first thought was most important in this ultra password, and immediately managed to distract the attention of the other party, this will be the password by magic pinch in the palm of the hand, calmly request to the toilet, he's pumping in an instant, this password will be thrown into rolling in spray washed away, behind the agents actually notice it.
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Then he thought of copying paper also included a telegram placed under a mass of white paper, white paper so unemotional that group, along with the electrical crumpled newspaper, use it to erase the entire canvas, this group was quickly soaked paper pigment ultimately CIA failed to find a way to decipher passwords.
He leaned on his calm with calm, clever resolve the crisis intelligence to crack.
Soviet spy swap bridge
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He was arrested after the United States sentenced to thirty years in prison, but he only sat for less than five years in prison was put out.
Since 1960, the Soviet Union shot down a US spy plane and captured the pilot, after the two governments decided to discuss the exchange.
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February 10, 1962, representatives of the US and the USSR were surrounded by exchangers, went to the white line at the middle of the bridge from both ends of the bridge, who were to be exchanged from the original team went to the other side, Abel was Soviet saved back.
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Back then he was awarded a medal, and then into the KGB when the instructor, this life never go out performed the task.
But the success he has achieved in his cover as a spy, has been used as educational materials and training novice spy.

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