Eddie Chapman | |
|---|---|
.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 | 2 |
| 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 |
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 subsequently became a British double agent. His British Secret Service handlers codenamed him Agent Zigzag in acknowledgement of his erratic personal history.
He had a number of criminal aliases known by the British police, amongst them Edward Edwards, Arnold Thompson and Edward Simpson. His German codename was Fritz or, later, after endearing himself to his German contacts, its diminutive form of Fritzchen.