Eddie Chapman AKA agent ZigZag
14 November 2011, 11:36 PM
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Eddie Chapman AKA agent ZigZag
There's a documentary on BBC2 tomorrow night about this bloke. He was a bit of a scoundrel, but very clever and a bit of a wiley old fox.
Given the codename of Agent ZigZag, he was told to double cross the Germans by faking a sabotage operation at the De Havilland site.
All went well and Eddie was hailed a hero by both Germany and Britain. He was happy too, as he was well paid for his efforts.
Other missions carried out by Eddie included submitting false doodlebug reports to the Germans, which are believed to have saved many lives.
He also fooled the Germans into thinking Britain had a “devastating” weapon capable of detecting and destroying U-boats.
Apparently he also offered to suicide him self in a bid to blow up Hitler (who had previously awarded him the Iron Cross) but was told by Mi5 not to bother.
It should be a good watch.
Given the codename of Agent ZigZag, he was told to double cross the Germans by faking a sabotage operation at the De Havilland site.
All went well and Eddie was hailed a hero by both Germany and Britain. He was happy too, as he was well paid for his efforts.
Other missions carried out by Eddie included submitting false doodlebug reports to the Germans, which are believed to have saved many lives.
He also fooled the Germans into thinking Britain had a “devastating” weapon capable of detecting and destroying U-boats.
Apparently he also offered to suicide him self in a bid to blow up Hitler (who had previously awarded him the Iron Cross) but was told by Mi5 not to bother.
It should be a good watch.
Last edited by ScoobyDriverWannabe; 14 November 2011 at 11:38 PM.
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