Who is George Blake? George Blake Bio/Wiki
George Blake was a spy from England who worked for the Soviet Union as a double agent. He became a Communist and, after the Korean War, agreed to work for the KGB as a prisoner. He was born on 11 November 1922 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Discovered in 1961, he escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966 and fled to the Soviet Union, and was sentenced to 42 years in prison. He was not one of the spies of the Cambridge Five, although, after joining the Soviet Union, he identified with Donald Maclean and Kim Philby.
Age
He was 98 years old.
Wife
His wife, Gillian, with whom he had three children, started divorce proceedings against him in November 1966, and in March 1967, in the absence of Blake, Mr. Justice Orr issued a decree nisi on the ground that the conviction of a spouse for treason may lead to cruelty or constructive desertion.
Gillian was granted custody of their three sons, Anthony, James, and Patrick.
Career
Since he was just 17, Behar was interned but released. As a carrier, he joined the Dutch resistance. He left the Netherlands in 1942 and traveled through Belgium, France, Spain, and Gibraltar to Britain, reaching London in January 1943. There, his mother and his sisters, who had fled at the beginning of the war, were reunited with him. His mother agreed in 1943 to change the name of the family from Behar to Blake.
Blake is said to have betrayed information of some forty MI6 agents to the KGB in the course of nine years, destroying much of MI6’s operations in Eastern Europe, although this remains unfounded. Blake later said of this: “I don’t know what I handed over because it was too much.”
Blake became aware of a mole inside GRU in the Central Intelligence Agency in 1959 and was perhaps instrumental in exposing P. S. Popov, who in 1960 was executed. According to the Russian state news agency RIA, George Blake died in Moscow, aged 98.
George Blake Russian spy dies aged 98 rip pic.twitter.com/6Lu4HumiCI
— the painter flynn (@thepainterflynn) December 26, 2020
Death Cause
Blake died in Moscow on 26 December 2020, aged 98. The RIA news agency first announced Blake’s death, citing the foreign intelligence agency SVR of Russia. The legendary George Blake passed away,” it said, “We received some bitter news – the legendary George Blake passed away,” deep condolences” to the family and friends of Blake.
George Blake, the legendary Soviet #doubleagent, died at the age of 98. The spy worked for British intelligence #MI6. He was discovered in 1961 and sentenced in prison, but escaped, reached the #SovietUnion and lived near #Moscow. #russiandidit #russiadidit #georgeblake #Heroes pic.twitter.com/m52JcIaGPg
— The Russians did it (@marina14201) December 26, 2020
The Russian leader acknowledged Blake’s “invaluable contribution to ensuring strategic parity and maintaining peace on the planet.” in a message published on the Kremlin website.
George Blake, British Spy Who Betrayed the West, Dies at 98. pic.twitter.com/tVXRtKL1ED
— Vishwesh 🇮🇳 (@VishweshIndia) December 26, 2020
Soviet secret agent George Blake died today at the age of 98. George was half Dutch and we would often visit him in his government datcha outside the city pic.twitter.com/UnElMT8W8p
— Pjotr Sauer (@PjotrSauer) December 26, 2020
……but I think it( Communism) is a noble idea and I think humanity will return to it.- George Blake, 1991; photo-GB with Kim Philby #RIP pic.twitter.com/yDGYPh7g3F
— Vamshark (@vamshark) December 26, 2020
Wow. George Blake has died, aged 98, in Moscow. A British Korean-war hero, and senior MI6 officer who spied for the KGB, he was given a a 42 year sentence by a British court in 1961, but escaped from prison, 5 years later & managed to get to East Germany.https://t.co/qGcyI7ucR8 pic.twitter.com/zj3VMPGrlE
— Bryan MacDonald (@27khv) December 26, 2020
George Blake has died. Never forget the Downing College Newsletter that included him in the list of members for whom they needed a current address. pic.twitter.com/PHwSivGmqN
— Herripedia (@herripedia) December 26, 2020
The death has been announced of #GeorgeBlake the famous spy who escaped prison with the help of Sean Bourke, a Limerick man. The whole saga a riveting story. pic.twitter.com/l4O61rGW3S
— david whelan (@dulchiewhelan) December 26, 2020