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Propaganda, aimed outward

The Enemy's Own Broadcasts

Axis broadcasters ran their own English-language services throughout the war, aimed squarely at Allied listeners. What they actually sounded like.

1939 – 1944 · 5 stops · 1h 32m

  1. 1

    A general survey of Axis broadcasting aimed at English-speaking audiences.

    Broadcasting from the Enemy · Vintage

    The Long Silence

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  2. 2

    Germany's own English-language service, the one that produced Lord Haw-Haw.

    Germany Calling · Vintage

    Lord Haw Haw Final Drunken Broadcast

    30 Apr 1945 · 9 min

  3. 3

    The Pacific equivalent, aimed at American troops and known for a different infamous broadcaster.

    Radio Tokyo · Vintage

    Hirohito Announces Japanese Surrender

    15 Aug 1945 · 1 min

  4. 4

    The German national broadcaster's domestic service, for contrast with its export arm.

    Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft · Vintage

    Adolf Hitler Last Broadcast

    30 Jan 1945 · 1 min

  5. 5

    The American government's own answer — a wartime film explaining the opponent to its own troops.

    Know Your Enemy: Japan · Vintage

    Know Your Enemy: Japan

    1 Jan 1945 · 1h 2m