Operation Annie - January 22, 1945

Recorded Sound | RG Number: RG-91.0522

(NARA RG-165-62) In English, the announcer discusses where the fighting is happening between the SS and American, French, and British soldiers. Along with music, there is an eye-witness story about an air raid that is also told. There is also a report on the front.

(NARA RG-165-63) In English, the announcer explains points of information that have been discussed in the last week, including the importance to keep sensitive documents top secret, evacuations happening in the west, the fighting occurring on the Eastern Front, issues with food supplies, and music.

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Date: 1945 January 22
Language: German
English
Genre/Form: Radio broadcasts.
Propaganda.
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

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Topical Term: Propaganda, American.
Radio broadcasting, American--Germany.
Radio in propaganda--Germany.
Radio, Military.
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
Corporate Name: Radio Luxembourg.
Radio 1212.
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 Notes: Technical note: Difficult to hear around Reel 1 (RG-165-62) 11:15.
Recorded Sound Source: United States. National Archives and Records Administration
File Number: Source Archive Number: RG-165-62 reel 1
Source Archive Number: RG-165-62 reel 2
Source Archive Number: RG-165-63 reel 1
Source Archive Number: RG-165-63 reel 2
Copyright: Public Domain
Conditions on Use: No restrictions 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.
: Record last modified: 2021-07-13 13:08:11
This page: https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn722569

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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)

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Operation Annie - January 22, 1945

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