Eddie Chapman

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
Chapman in December 1942
Born	Arnold Edward Chapman (1914-11-16)16 November 1914 Burnopfield, County Durham, England
Died	11 December 1997(1997-12-11) (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

• 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