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Guy Francis de Moncy Burgess (* 16. April 1911 in Devonport, Plymouth, England; † 30. August 1963 in Moskau, Sowjetunion) war ein britischer Geheimagent und Doppelagent, der gleichzeitig für die Sowjetunion arbeitete. Er gehörte dem Spionagering der Cambridge Five innerhalb des MI5 an.
Guy Francis de Moncy Burgess (16 April 1911 – 30 August 1963) was a British diplomat and Soviet double agent, and a member of the Cambridge Five spy ring that operated from the mid-1930s to the early years of the Cold War era.
- Codenames "Mädchen", "Hicks"
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- 16 April 1911, Devonport, Devon, England
- Member of Cambridge Five spy ring; defected to Soviet Union 1951
Guy Burgess (born 1911, Devonport, Devon, Eng.—died Aug. 30, 1963, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was a British diplomat who spied for the Soviet Union in World War II and early in the Cold War period. At the University of Cambridge in the 1930s, Burgess was part of a group of upper-middle-class students—including Donald Maclean , Kim Philby ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
28. Mai 2016 · Secret files released by MI5 reveal how the Observer’s Russia correspondent formed an uneasy friendship with the British defector in 1958. Robert McCrum. Sat 28 May 2016 19.05 EDT. Last modified ...
2. Juni 2016 · Listen to historian Andrew Lownie talk about the life and betrayal of Guy Burgess, one of the Cambridge spies who passed secrets to the Soviets. Learn about his childhood, education, career, sexuality and death in this audio podcast.
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23. Feb. 2015 · A 1959 interview with Guy Burgess, one of the notorious Cambridge Five who spied for the Soviet Union, was forgotten for 50 years in a Canadian archive. The interview reveals his desire to return to the UK and his lack of remorse for his treason.
31. Juli 2017 · Andrew Lownie’s labour-of-love biography of Guy Burgess (1911–1963) is a cracking read, rich with archival detail and interviews with those who knew Burgess. Lownie throws up three central questions: why did Burgess spy for the USSR, why did the British establishment not see him for what he was and how much damage did he do ...
