Transmission
1 January
1939
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Germany Calling Sign On
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1939-01-01. Germany Calling.
← The Radio War
Enemy Broadcasts
English-language propaganda aimed straight at Allied troops and their families.
51 recordings · 5 broadcasters
Transmission
1 January
1939
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Sign Off
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1939-01-01. Germany Calling.
Transmission
13 December
1939
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw NY Times Reports Cruiser Exeter Damaged
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1939-12-13. Germany Calling.
Transmission
1 January
1940
Germany Calling
New British Broadcasting Station ID Nazi
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-01-01. Germany Calling.
Transmission
20 January
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw The Sinking Of The Graf Spee
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-01-20. Germany Calling.
Transmission
21 January
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Germany Not Going Invade Balkans
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-01-21. Germany Calling.
Transmission
16 February
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw The Altmark Incident
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-02-16. Germany Calling.
Transmission
18 February
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Mocks Winston Churchill
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-02-18. Germany Calling.
Transmission
27 February
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw British Minister Of Misinformation
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-02-27. Germany Calling.
Transmission
27 February
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Mocks British Fear Of German Bombs
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-02-27. Germany Calling.
Transmission
9 April
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Denmark Norway
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1940-04-09. Germany Calling.
Transmission
13 April
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Russo Finnish War Concluded
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
13 min
Broadcast 1940-04-13. Germany Calling.
Transmission
16 April
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Scandinavian Update Schmidt Smith
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
13 min
Broadcast 1940-04-16. Germany Calling.
Transmission
28 May
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Holland Belgium Invaded
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
13 min
Broadcast 1940-05-28. Germany Calling.
Transmission
21 June
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw The Fall Of France
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
13 min
Broadcast 1940-06-21. Germany Calling.
Transmission
28 June
1940
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw British Invasion Looms
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
14 min
Broadcast 1940-06-28. Germany Calling.
Transmission
1 March
1941
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw La Tribuna Denies German Aims In Balkans
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
2 min
Broadcast 1941-03-01. Germany Calling.
Transmission
9 September
1941
The National Archives Collection
Propaganda Broadcast by "Paul Revere"
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
14 min
"This is a sound recording of a propaganda broadcast by 'Paul Revere' (Douglas Chandler, an American citizen) from the heart of Nazi Germany on the eve of the third anniversary of the Axis Pact. In the broadcast, Chandler lauded the Axis victories and castigated the opponents of world progress led by 'Churchill the Charlatan' and 'Roosevelt the Renegade.'"National Archives Identifier: 2188111
Transmission
28 December
1941
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Germany Calling
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
25 min
Broadcast 1941-12-28. Germany Calling.
Transmission
1 January
1942
Germany Calling
Paul Revere aka Douglas Chandler
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1942-01-01. Germany Calling.
Transmission
1 January
1942
Germany Calling
Robert Best Against US Action
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1942-01-01. Germany Calling.
Transmission
1 January
1942
Radio Tokyo
Station DEBUNK Another Sign On
Network
Radio Tokyo
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1942-01-01. Radio Tokyo.
Transmission
19 February
1942
The National Archives Collection
Ezra Pound's Remarks During An Italian Radio Broadcast
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
38 min
"This is a sound recording of an Italian radio broadcast, including a 15 - minute speech by Ezra Pound entitled 'Power' in which Pound said: The President hath power. The President has no legal power to enter into devious and secret agreements with foreign powers...To send the boys from Omaha to Singapore to die for British monopoly and brutality is not the act of an American patriot."National Archives Identifier: 2194747
Transmission
29 April
1942
Radio Tokyo
Station DEBUNK Sign On
Network
Radio Tokyo
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1942-04-29. Radio Tokyo.
Transmission
1 January
1943
Germany Calling
Gerrys Front Calling American POW Messages
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1h 3m
Broadcast 1943-01-01. Germany Calling.
Transmission
1 January
1943
Germany Calling
Gerrys Front Calling British POW Messages
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
27 min
Broadcast 1943-01-01. Germany Calling.
Transmission
1 January
1943
Germany Calling
Gerrys Front To Americans w Bruno Swinging Tigers
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1h 3m
Broadcast 1943-01-01. Germany Calling.
Transmission
1 January
1943
Germany Calling
Gerrys Front To British w Bruno Swinging Tigers
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
46 min
Broadcast 1943-01-01. Germany Calling.
Transmission
18 May
1943
Germany Calling
Axis Sally Midge At The Mike
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
6 min
Broadcast 1943-05-18. Germany Calling.
Transmission
18 May
1943
Germany Calling
Axis Sally Mildred Gillars Home Sweet Home Part 1
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1943-05-18. Germany Calling.
Transmission
18 May
1943
Germany Calling
Axis Sally Mildred Gillars Home Sweet Home Part 2
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1943-05-18. Germany Calling.
Transmission
18 May
1943
Germany Calling
Axis Sally Mildred Gillars Home Sweet Home Part 3
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1943-05-18. Germany Calling.
Transmission
18 May
1943
Germany Calling
Axis Sally Mildred Gillars Home Sweet Home Part 4
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1943-05-18. Germany Calling.
Transmission
18 May
1943
Germany Calling
Axis Sally Mildred Gillars Home Sweet Home Part 5
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1943-05-18. Germany Calling.
Transmission
1 January
1944
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Lord Haw Haw Calling Invasion Forces Want To Be Happy
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1944-01-01. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
17 April
1944
Germany Calling
Germany Calling We Are Waiting for You
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
4 min
Broadcast 1944-04-17. Germany Calling.
Transmission
27 July
1944
Germany Calling
Axis Sally German Overseas Service
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
50 min
Broadcast 1944-07-27. Germany Calling.
Transmission
27 July
1944
The National Archives Collection
Berlin Broadcast to Allied Forces
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
52 min
"This sound recording of a Berlin broadcast to Allied forces contained the war news report "Surpassing the Enemy's Head Start" by Reich Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels; "Home Sweet Home" read by a Nazi commentator; and a program consisting of American music and comments by "Midge," Mildred Elizabeth Gillars, an American citizen dubbed "Axis Sally" by the American military."National Archives Identifier: 2292468
Transmission
14 August
1944
Transmission
14 August
1944
Radio Tokyo
The Zero Hour Hosted By Orphan Anne Iva Toguri
Network
Radio Tokyo
Running time
28 min
Broadcast 1944-08-14. Radio Tokyo.
Transmission
14 August
1944
The National Archives Collection
Zero Hour
Network
The National Archives Collection
Running time
32 min
"This sound recording captures a Japanese broadcast to Allied forces in the South Pacific. The broadcast contained music; war news and commentary; music with "Ann the Orphan," Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese-American dubbed "Tokyo Rose" by the American military; news from the United States, including news of the Presidential campaign; music; and commentary."National Archives Identifier: 2292471
Transmission
16 August
1944
Radio Tokyo
The Zero Hour Hosted By Orphan Anne Iva Toguri
Network
Radio Tokyo
Running time
17 min
Broadcast 1944-08-16. Radio Tokyo.
Transmission
10 September
1944
Radio Tokyo
The Zero Hour Hosted By Orphan Anne Iva Toguri
Network
Radio Tokyo
Running time
30 min
Broadcast 1944-09-10. Radio Tokyo.
Transmission
30 April
1945
Germany Calling
Lord Haw Haw Final Drunken Broadcast
Network
Germany Calling
Running time
9 min
Broadcast 1945-04-30. Germany Calling.
Transmission
4 May
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
AMGH W V Thomas Mock Germany Calling Broadcast
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1945-05-04. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
15 June
1945
Radio Tokyo
The Zero Hour Hosted By Orphan Anne Iva Toguri
Network
Radio Tokyo
Running time
50 min
Broadcast 1945-06-15. Radio Tokyo.
Transmission
9 August
1945
Radio Tokyo
The Zero Hour Hosted By Orphan Anne Iva Toguri
Network
Radio Tokyo
Running time
50 min
Broadcast 1945-08-09. Radio Tokyo.
Transmission
11 August
1945
Radio Tokyo
The Zero Hour Hosted By Orphan Anne Iva Toguri
Network
Radio Tokyo
Running time
52 min
Broadcast 1945-08-11. Radio Tokyo.
Transmission
20 September
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Orphan Anne Performs Mock Sign Off For US Newsreels
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-09-20. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
20 September
1945
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Orphan Anne Performs Mock Sign On For US Newsreels
Network
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Running time
1 min
Broadcast 1945-09-20. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations.
Transmission
1 November
1945
BBC Home Service
William Joyce Lord Haw Haw Dismissal Of Appeal
Network
BBC Home Service
Running time
3 min
Broadcast 1945-11-01. BBC Home Service.
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