About this episode

The episode explores the incredible story of Mildred Elisabeth Gillars and Rita Luisa Zucca, known as Axis Sally, who were involved in propaganda for the Germans during World War II.

L’incredibile storia di Mildred Elisabeth Gillars e Rita Luisa Zucca, dette Axis Sally, che facevano propaganda per i tedeschi: due delle voci radiofoniche che cercarono di manipolare il morale delle truppe al fronte tra l'Italia e il Nord Africa (1943-45). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• propaganda
• World War II
• radio broadcasting
• morale manipulation
• Axis powers

Keywords

• Mildred Elisabeth Gillars
• Rita Luisa Zucca
• Axis Sally
• propaganda
• World War II
• radio
• morale
• Italy
• North Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Axis Sally

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