Axis Sally
German Overseas Service
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“Axis Sally” was the name given to American-born broadcasters who made English-language propaganda broadcasts for Germany during World War II. The title here identifies a broadcast associated with the German Overseas Service, a wartime radio service aimed at listeners abroad.
These broadcasts offered spoken messages and commentary over the air, using the familiar intimacy of radio to reach audiences beyond Germany. The historical setting gives the recording a distinctive character: it is a piece of wartime broadcasting, shaped by the political aims and rhetoric of its time.
Listeners can approach it as a document of radio history and wartime propaganda, hearing how an overseas service addressed an English-speaking audience. Its interest lies in the voice, language, and broadcast context preserved in the recording.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.