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Mildred Gillars: American “Axis Sally” Who Broadcast Nazi Propaganda to U.S. Troops
Mildred Gillars: American “Axis Sally” Who Broadcast Nazi Propaganda to U.S. Troops
Mildred Gillars, better known as “Axis Sally,” became one of the most recognizable voices of Nazi propaganda during the Second World War. Born in the United States and trained in drama and music, she moved through Europe searching for artistic opportunities before eventually settling in Berlin in the mid-1930s. When war broke out, her fluent English and theatrical talent drew the attention of Joseph Goebbels’s Ministry of Propaganda, which was eager to reach Allied soldiers with targeted psychological…
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