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Axis Sally: World War II traitor who broadcast for the Nazis

Witness: World War 2 Collection by BBC

Jan 23, 20249:22Society & Culture

In 1949, Mildred Gillars – otherwise known as Axis Sally – became the first woman in American history to be convicted of treason. The former Broadway showgirl broadcast antisemitic Nazi propaganda on German State Radio d...

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Axis Sally: World War II traitor who broadcast for the Nazis is an episode from Witness: World War 2 Collection by BBC. In 1949, Mildred Gillars – otherwise known as Axis Sally – became the first woman in American history to be convicted of...

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Published Jan 23, 2024, 9:22 long, audio available.

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In 1949, Mildred Gillars – otherwise known as Axis Sally – became the first woman in American history to be convicted of treason. The former Broadway showgirl broadcast antisemitic Nazi propaganda on German State Radio during World War Two. Her weekly shows were heard by thousands of American servicemen who gave her the nickname Axis Sally. After her capture, she denied being a traitor, but a jury in Washington convicted her of treason, and she served 12 years in prison. Jane Wilkinson has been looking through the BBC archives to uncover her story. (Photo: Mildred Gillars. Credit: Bettmann, Getty Images)

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Published Jan 23, 2024 and 9:22 long