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During the Second World War, millions of Allied soldiers heard a strange voice on German radio. She spoke perfect American English, joked about home, and warned soldiers they would die far from their families.
Her name was Mildred Gillars — better known as “Axis Sally.” From Berlin she broadcast Nazi propaganda aimed at weakening the morale of American troops, including the infamous “Vision of Invasion” broadcast just weeks before D-Day.
After the fall of Nazi Germany, Gillars was captured and brought to the United States, where she stood trial for treason in one of the most unusual cases of the postwar era.

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“Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Propaganda Before D-Day”

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00:00The largest invasion in history is underway. For months, the Germans have waited,
00:06unsure where the blow would fall, and now their worst fears materialize.
00:12Yet even as the first waves of troops fight their way ashore, another battle is already
00:18being waged in the shadows. In Berlin, weeks earlier, a woman's voice, calm and persuasive,
00:24had carried across the airwaves warning that this invasion would end in slaughter of the Allied
00:30troops. Her broadcast, called Vision of Invasion, mixed the sound of crashing waves with the cries
00:38of dying men. It painted a picture of mothers weeping and sweethearts betrayed, urging soldiers
00:45to question the cause for which they were about to die. It was propaganda carefully crafted to break
00:52courage at the very moment it was most needed. Allied commanders dismissed it as enemy play,
00:58but among the men the voice was known and occasionally whispered about. They called her
01:04Axis Sally, or *** of Berlin. Discover the full story on worldhistory.tv
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