In World War II espionage, Rudolf Roessler was the central (and mysterious) figure in the Lucy spy ring. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In World War II Espionage, the Lucy spy ring was an anti-German operation which operated in Switzerland. He was a German refugee who had moved to Switzerland in the 1930s, and was the proprietor of a small publishing firm in Switzerland, Vita Novi. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Vita Nova was a Swiss publishing house in the 1930s run by Rudolf Roessler, one of the most enigmatic characters in the history of Espionage. During the War, he managed to provide, through a Soviet espionage ring operating in Switzerland, extremely accurate and timely intelligence about German operations and intentions. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 It was astonishingly good material, so good as to cause some considerable doubt about it in Moscow. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
Roessler was eventually arrested by the Swiss police during the War and briefly jailed. He died in the 1950s (after another bout with the police) without, so far as is publicly known, ever explaining how he had done it, or exactly who his confederates in Germany were. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive It has been suggested that Roessler was actually a British agent, and that "Lucy" was actually a British Secret service operation intended to get Ultra information to the Soviets in a convincing way untraceable to British codebreaking operations against the Germans. ULTra ("Urban Light Transport" is a Personal rapid transit system from Advanced Transport Systems Ltd a company based in Cardiff, Wales.