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Aspidistra was a British medium wave radio transmitter used for black propaganda and military deception purposes against Nazi Germany during World War II. At times in its history it was the most powerful broadcast transmitter in the world. Its name – after the popular foliage houseplant – was inspired by the 1938 comic song "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World", best known as sung by Gracie Fields. The Crowborough station was run during the war by the British government's Political Warfare Executive (PWE).

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  • Aspidistra (transmitter) (en)
  • Aspidistra (émetteur) (fr)
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  • Aspidistra était le nom d'un émetteur radio ayant servi à plusieurs opérations de propagande par les Britanniques pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le but recherché par ces opérations était de miner, directement ou indirectement, la crédibilité des dirigeants nazis en créant du fear, uncertainty and doubt dans la population allemande à l'écoute de ses émissions. Si les Allemands pouvaient être profondément démoralisés, cela pourrait miner suffisamment leur détermination à continuer le combat contre les Alliés. Nommé d'après un genre de plante, il s'agit de l'une des premières attaques de l'homme du milieu. (fr)
  • Aspidistra was a British medium wave radio transmitter used for black propaganda and military deception purposes against Nazi Germany during World War II. At times in its history it was the most powerful broadcast transmitter in the world. Its name – after the popular foliage houseplant – was inspired by the 1938 comic song "The Biggest Aspidistra in the World", best known as sung by Gracie Fields. The Crowborough station was run during the war by the British government's Political Warfare Executive (PWE). (en)
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