Operation Annie - January 14, 1945

Recorded Sound | Digitized | RG Number: RG-91.0516

Overview

Description: TRACK 1 (Source record badly scratched)
0:00: Trojan Horse theme (sign-on). Radio 1212, broadcasting daily from 2 to 6, every hour on the hour, with news from the Rheinland, Front and Homeland for [residents of the Rheinland and Saarpfalz].
0:46: Trojan Horse theme. Report on fighting in the Ardennes ("Battle of the Bulge").
9:44: Report on fighting in the Saar-Alsace Front.
14:44: Reports from the Front conclude. In its next report Radio 1212 will bring news for the military and civilian populations of the Rheinland.
15:14-end: (In English) "Test cut.. Something went wrong.." (American technicians remarking on faulty recording equipment.)
TRACK 2
0:00: Attention. This is Radio 1212 with the latest news. Details on fighting in the Ardennes; German resistance, Allied aerial bombardments.
1:38: Radio 1212, broadcasting daily, every hour on the hour from 2 to 6.
1:55: Attention. This is Radio 1212 with the latest news. (Repeat of report at start of track.)
3:25: Radio 1212, broadcasting daily, every hour on the hour from 2 to 6, with news for the military and civilian populations of the Rheinland. Report on German-speaking American staff sergeant.
7:04: Radio 1212 concludes its broadcast of news for the military and civilian population of the Rheinland.
7:46: Radio 1212 brings you a factual report on the deployment of the 176th Volksgrenadier-division.
14:02: This is Radio 1212.
14:25: Radio 1212 now concludes its broadcast of news for members of the military and the civilian population of the Rheinland and Saarpfalz. We broadcast every day, on the hour, from 2-6.
14:45-end: Trojan Horse theme (sign-off).
Date: 1945 January 14
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

Physical Details

Language: German
Genre/Form: Radio broadcasts. Propaganda.

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Copyright: Public Domain
Conditions on Use: To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Propaganda, American. Radio broadcasting, American--Germany. Radio in propaganda--Germany. Radio, Military. World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda. Radio Broadcasting
Corporate Name: Radio Luxembourg Radio 1212

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: In Process
Recorded Sound Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired digital copies of Record Group 165: from the National Archives and Records Administration in March 2019.
Recorded Sound Source: United States. National Archives and Records Administration
File Number: Source Archive Number: RG-165-56 reel 1
Source Archive Number: RG-165-56 reel 2

Record last modified:: 2024-02-21 07:30:18
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Operation Annie (also known as "1212", the frequency on which it broadcasts) was a covert Allied "black propaganda" radio station which began broadcasting in late 1944 from a secret location in Luxembourg and purported to be pro-German, playing patriotic traditional German songs. Over a period of 127 broadcasts, the station built up a loyal following of both German civilians and soldiers. By early 1945, the Allied forces were advancing on Germany and, under instruction from General Dwight Eisenhower, the radio station began broadcasting false information about Allied positions and implied a major assault into Germany was under way. This had the intended effect of making German civilians flee from their homes, which in turn hampered the retreat of the German army. Source: http://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/Operation_Annie_(1946)

Date: 1944-1945

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