Difference between revisions of "Guy Liddell"

From Wikispooks
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(tweek date)
(title fix)
Line 5: Line 5:
 
|birth_date= 8 November 1892
 
|birth_date= 8 November 1892
 
|death_date= 3 December 1958  
 
|death_date= 3 December 1958  
|description=A deputy head of MI6 for 6 years
+
|description=A deputy head of MI5 for 6 years
 
|employment={{job
 
|employment={{job
|title=Deputy Chief of the SIS
+
|title=Deputy Director General of MI5
 
|start=1947
 
|start=1947
 
|end=1952
 
|end=1952

Revision as of 16:36, 10 January 2015

Person.png Guy LiddellRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook)
Guy Liddell.jpg
Born8 November 1892
Died3 December 1958 (Age 66)
A deputy head of MI5 for 6 years

Employment.png Deputy Director General of MI5

In office
1947 - 1952
Forced to take early retirement due to suspicion he was a Russian spy.

Employment.png Deputy Director of Counter Espionage

In office
October 1931 - Present

Background

Liddell's mother died when he was a child.

Career

In the 1930's Guy Liddell became the UK's leading expert on subversive Bolshevik activities in Britain. In 1935 he recruited Dick Wright as his private secretary and MI5's thirtieth officer.[1]

Liddell was blamed for not telling US President Franklin D. Roosevelt about the impending attack on Pearl Harbor.


Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


Refernces