8 Americans Who Broadcast for Hitler and What Happened to Them

Nazi propaganda radio plays were used to break Allied morale. We analyze the 1944 broadcast Vision of Invasion. On May 11, 1944, the Third Reich aired a calculated broadcast designed to target the families of soldiers preparing for the liberation of Europe. The script featured an American woman portraying a mother grieving a son lost in the English Channel, utilizing the medium of a radio play to sow doubt among Allied forces. We examine the historical images and documents surrounding this specific instance of psychological warfare. By dissecting the rhetoric used, we uncover how the regime attempted to manipulate public perception during the final year of World War II. It is a stark look at the lengths to which the Axis powers went to influence the outcome of the conflict from behind a microphone. Subscribe for more stories from history, and let me know in the comments if you think these broadcasts were effective at shaking the resolve of the troops. Chapters: 0:00 #8 Constance Drexel 7:29 #7 Edward Leo Delaney 10:22 #6 Jane Anderson 13:36 #5 Max Otto Koischwitz 16:09 #4 Frederick Kaltenbach 18:48 #3 Mildred Gillars, Axis Sally 23:10 #2 Douglas Chandler, Paul Revere 25:19 #1 Robert Henry Best #ww2 #history #axissally