My name is Bond- The Real Agent 007

In a real life, there were more people who have served as inspiration for the character of Agent 007, but the most famous was William Stephenson. In 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent a William, his best spy in New York, with a mission to persuade the US to step in the war - at any price.

The gruesome story of a sailor traitor inspired creator of James Bond

William Stephenson was shocked. His men had just caught a signal of the secret Nazi radio station in New York. He had found out that a sailor's Nazis in exchange for money was revealing major roads ships that were transporting weapons across the Atlantic from the US to the UK and thus made them easy prey for German U-boats.

Stevenson soon discovered a traitor's place of residence. He resolutely left the office in New York's Center "Rockefeller", the headquarters of the British Security Coordination, covert branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service.

When he returned in the middle of the night, FBI agent, who also led the investigation, told him: "This traitor should be killed," on what Stephenson said, "Already done." American spy thought it was a joke, but sailor later was found dead in a basement.

The story, which took place between July 1940 and December 1941 passed Ian Fleming, the creator of the legendary Jamie Bond. Apparently, he had heard it from J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI director. Stevenson left a strong impression on the future writer. As in 1962 he told the "Sunday Times", James Bond was "embellished version of the" agent, while Stephenson "real".

Fleming met his idol in World War II as a liaison officer of the British naval intelligence. In addition to other agents, such as Briton Edward Thomas and Yugoslavian double agent Dusko Popov, who vainly warned of the attack at Pearl Harbor, Stephenson served as the model for the character of James Bond.

A German prisoner escaped from the camp

Like the movie hero, and William Stevenson had an impressive career. Born in 1896 in the British Dominions Canada, fought back in the First World War in France against the Germans, as infantry and then as a fighter pilot. When he was accidentally shot down by the French, Stevenson got into German captivity. To escape from the camp in October 1918, he stole a stylish opener, which was later patented and made a fortune on it.

In 1942, he traveled to Berlin, where in a store found a copy of the German cipher machine "Enigma" and handed over to the British intelligence service. They recruited him in World War II and sent in the important mission.

Winston Churchill personally instructed Stevenson in USA

On 21 June 1940, Stephenson, whose conspiratorial nickname was "Intrepid" (Fearless), reached in New York. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had personally sent him to the United States. Since the United Kingdom was the only European power who resisted Hitler's army, Stevenson took all available means to compel the United States to enter the war on the side of Britain.

The agent quickly began to recruit people so that at the end of the war it was 3,000 men and women in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. US President Franklin Roosevelt not only that he was informed about the mission, but he was helped as much as he could. FBI chief Hoover received a leaflet that seamlessly supports BSC.