Edward Arnold "Eddie" Chapman (November 161914 in Burnopfield, County Durham, - December 111997) was an habitual criminal who became a British double agent (code named ZigZag) during World War II. He had number of aliases which were known to the British police, amongst them Edward Edwards, Arnold Thompson and Edward Simpson. His German codename was "Fritz" or later its diminutive, "Fritzchen". Wikipedia
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Fiction has not, and probably never will, produce an espionage story to rival in fascination and improbability the true story of an English crook, Edward Arnold Chapman, whom only war could invest with any virtue. www.eddiechapman.com
