About: Eric A. Sykes

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Major Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883 – 12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe, was a soldier and firearms expert. He is most famous for his work with William E. Fairbairn in the development of the eponymous Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife and modern British Close Quarters Battle (CQB) martial arts during World War II. Originally working for an import/export company selling weapons in East Asia, he claimed he volunteered for and served in the British Army as a sharpshooter on the Western Front during World War I. Returning to China in 1917, he joined the volunteer branch of the Shanghai Municipal Police (SMP) Specials with the rank of Inspector in 1926.

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  • Major Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883 – 12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe, was a soldier and firearms expert. He is most famous for his work with William E. Fairbairn in the development of the eponymous Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife and modern British Close Quarters Battle (CQB) martial arts during World War II. Originally working for an import/export company selling weapons in East Asia, he claimed he volunteered for and served in the British Army as a sharpshooter on the Western Front during World War I. Returning to China in 1917, he joined the volunteer branch of the Shanghai Municipal Police (SMP) Specials with the rank of Inspector in 1926. (en)
  • Eric Anthony Sykes, född Eric Anthony Schwabe 5 februari 1883 i i Greater Manchester, död 12 maj 1945 i Bexhill-on-Sea i East Sussex, var en av de två förgrundsfigurerna inom Special Operations Executive (SOE), föregångaren till brittiska Special Air Service (SAS). Sykes arbetade 1907-1940 i Shanghai, först för handelsbolaget fram till 1923, sedan för fram till 1928. Under denna tid blev han generalagent i Kina för vapentillverkarna Remington och Colt. 1929 övergick Sykes till hos vilka han arbetade fram till sin avresa från Kina. 1919 träffade han William Ewart Fairbairn, 1:e kriminalinspektör i , SMP. 1926 anslöt Sykes sig till SMP som reservofficer. 1937 arbetade han på halvtid för S.J. David & Co och resten av tiden för SMP där han var chef för prickskytteenheten. Snart blev han och Fairbairn värvade till den brittiska underrättelsetjänsten Secret Intelligence Service, SIS. I juli 1939 började Sykes som instruktör med kaptens rang vid SIS träningsläger (Special Training Centre, STC) i i Skottland. (sv)
  • 艾瑞克·安東尼·賽克斯(英語:Eric Anthony Sykes,1883年2月5日-1945年5月12日),原名艾瑞克·安東尼·施瓦布(英語:Eric Anthony Schwabe),生於英國英格蘭曼徹斯特。曾服務於上海公共租界巡捕房,他與威廉·費爾貝恩共同設計了費賽二氏戰鬥刀。在二次世界大戰期間,他們創造了現代英軍特種部隊近身距離作戰的訓練課程。 (zh)
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  • Major Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883 – 12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe, was a soldier and firearms expert. He is most famous for his work with William E. Fairbairn in the development of the eponymous Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife and modern British Close Quarters Battle (CQB) martial arts during World War II. Originally working for an import/export company selling weapons in East Asia, he claimed he volunteered for and served in the British Army as a sharpshooter on the Western Front during World War I. Returning to China in 1917, he joined the volunteer branch of the Shanghai Municipal Police (SMP) Specials with the rank of Inspector in 1926. (en)
  • 艾瑞克·安東尼·賽克斯(英語:Eric Anthony Sykes,1883年2月5日-1945年5月12日),原名艾瑞克·安東尼·施瓦布(英語:Eric Anthony Schwabe),生於英國英格蘭曼徹斯特。曾服務於上海公共租界巡捕房,他與威廉·費爾貝恩共同設計了費賽二氏戰鬥刀。在二次世界大戰期間,他們創造了現代英軍特種部隊近身距離作戰的訓練課程。 (zh)
  • Eric Anthony Sykes, född Eric Anthony Schwabe 5 februari 1883 i i Greater Manchester, död 12 maj 1945 i Bexhill-on-Sea i East Sussex, var en av de två förgrundsfigurerna inom Special Operations Executive (SOE), föregångaren till brittiska Special Air Service (SAS). (sv)
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  • Eric A. Sykes (en)
  • Eric Anthony Sykes (sv)
  • 艾瑞克·賽克斯 (zh)
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