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Axis Sally was the generic nickname given to women radio personalities who broadcast English-language propaganda on behalf of the European Axis Powers during World War II. These included: * Mildred Gillars, a German-American who broadcast for Germany. She was "the first woman in US history to be convicted of treason" by the United States and "on 8 March 1949 was sentenced to ten to thirty years' imprisonment." * Rita Zucca, an Italian-American who broadcast for Italy

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  • Axis Sally was the generic nickname given to women radio personalities who broadcast English-language propaganda on behalf of the European Axis Powers during World War II. These included: * Mildred Gillars, a German-American who broadcast for Germany. She was "the first woman in US history to be convicted of treason" by the United States and "on 8 March 1949 was sentenced to ten to thirty years' imprisonment." * Rita Zucca, an Italian-American who broadcast for Italy On their radio shows, the two Axis Sally personalities would typically alternate between swing music and propaganda messages aimed at American troops. These messages would emphasize the value of surrender, stoke fears that soldiers' wives and girlfriends were cheating on them, and point out that the Axis powers knew their locations. American soldiers listened to Gillars' broadcasts for the entertaining music even as they found her attempts at propaganda "laughable." (en)
  • Axis Sally kan mena två olika radioprofiler som riktade propaganda mot de amerikanska trupperna i Europa under andra världskriget. * Mildred Gillars: tysk-amerikanska, anställd av Nazityskland. * Rita Zucca: italiensk-amerikanska, anställd av det fascistiska Italien. (sv)
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  • Axis Sally kan mena två olika radioprofiler som riktade propaganda mot de amerikanska trupperna i Europa under andra världskriget. * Mildred Gillars: tysk-amerikanska, anställd av Nazityskland. * Rita Zucca: italiensk-amerikanska, anställd av det fascistiska Italien. (sv)
  • Axis Sally was the generic nickname given to women radio personalities who broadcast English-language propaganda on behalf of the European Axis Powers during World War II. These included: * Mildred Gillars, a German-American who broadcast for Germany. She was "the first woman in US history to be convicted of treason" by the United States and "on 8 March 1949 was sentenced to ten to thirty years' imprisonment." * Rita Zucca, an Italian-American who broadcast for Italy (en)
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  • Axis Sally (en)
  • Axis Sally (sv)
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