Frank Bossard
Frank Clifton Bossard (born December 13, 1912 in Driffield , † June 19, 2001 in Hull ) was a British spy .
Bossard joined the Royal Air Force in 1939 , where he became an officer. After the war he was stationed for MI6 at the British embassy in Bonn . After his return to London and retirement from the British secret service, he was recruited by the KGB in 1961 , to which he handed over secret documents on guided weapons several times . After being betrayed by Dmitri Polyakov , Bossard was arrested in 1965 and sentenced to 21 years, and in 1975 he was released from prison.
literature
- Nigel West: At Her Majesty's Secret Service. Greenhill Books, London 2006.
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| SURNAME | Bossard, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bossard, Frank Clifton (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British spy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Driffield |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 2001 |
| Place of death | Hull |