Eddie Chapman
English spy (1914–1997)
Edward Arnold Chapman (16 November 1914 – 11 December 1997) was an English criminal and wartime spy. During the Second World War he offered his services to Nazi Germany as a spy and soon became a British double agent.
Eddie Chapman | |
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.jpg) Chapman in December 1942 | |
| Born | Arnold Edward Chapman 16 November 1914 Burnopfield, County Durham, England |
| Died | 11 December 1997 (aged 83) St Albans, England |
| Spouse | Betty Farmer |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Iron Cross |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Agency | British Security Service (MI5) |
| Service years | 1943–1945 |
| Codename | Zigzag |
| German codename(s) | Fritz, Fritzchen |
| Operation | Damp Squib |
His British Secret Service handlers codenamed him Agent Zigzag.
Other websites
change- WHERE THE RABBIT IS LIKELY TO PASS US Defence Intelligence Agency uses Eddie Chapman case as an example] by A Denis Clift, President Joint Military Intelligence College Harvard University 15 January 2002
- Obituary Eddie Chapman – The Telegraph 1997
- Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story at bbc.co.uk, first broadcast 15 November 2011
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