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The English-language propaganda radio programme <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_Calling" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Germany Calling</a> was broadcast to audiences in the United Kingdom on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_wave" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">medium wave</a> station <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordwestdeutscher_Rundfunk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Reichssender Hamburg</a> and by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">shortwave</a> to the United States. The programme began on 18 September 1939 and continued until 30 April 1945, when the British Army overran <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hamburg</a>. The next scheduled broadcast was made by Horst Pinschewer (also known as Geoffrey Perry), a German-Jewish refugee serving in the British Army who announced the British takeover. Pinschewer was later responsible for the capture of William Joyce. Through such broadcasts, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reich_Ministry_of_Public_Enlightenment_and_Propaganda" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda</a> attempted to discourage and demoralise American, Australian, British, and Canadian troops, and the British population, to suppress the effectiveness of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Allied</a> war effort through propaganda, and to motivate the Allies to agree to peace terms leaving the Nazi regime intact and in power. Among many techniques used, the Nazi broadcasts reported on the shooting down of Allied aircraft and the sinking of Allied ships, presenting discouraging reports of high losses and casualties among Allied forces.

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The English-language propaganda radio programme Germany Calling was broadcast to audiences in the United Kingdom on the medium wave station Reichssender Hamburg and by shortwave to the United States. The programme began on 18 September 1939 and continued until 30 April 1945, when the British Army overran Hamburg. The next scheduled broadcast was made by Horst Pinschewer (also known as Geoffrey Perry), a German-Jewish refugee serving in the British Army who announced the British takeover. Pinschewer was later responsible for the capture of William Joyce.Through such broadcasts, the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda attempted to discourage and demoralise American, Australian, British, and Canadian troops, and the British population, to suppress the effectiveness of the Allied war effort through propaganda, and to motivate the Allies to agree to peace terms leaving the Nazi regime intact and in power. Among many techniques used, the Nazi broadcasts reported on the shooting down of Allied aircraft and the sinking of Allied ships, presenting discouraging reports of high losses and casualties among Allied forces.

The English-language propaganda radio programme&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_Calling" rel="noopener noreferrer">Germany Calling</a>&nbsp;was broadcast to audiences in the United Kingdom on the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_wave" rel="noopener noreferrer">medium wave</a>&nbsp;station&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordwestdeutscher_Rundfunk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reichssender Hamburg</a>&nbsp;and by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave" rel="noopener noreferrer">shortwave</a>&nbsp;to the United States. The programme began on 18 September 1939 and continued until 30 April 1945, when the British Army overran&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hamburg</a>. The next scheduled broadcast was made by Horst Pinschewer (also known as Geoffrey Perry), a German-Jewish refugee serving in the British Army who announced the British takeover. Pinschewer was later responsible for the capture of William Joyce. Through such broadcasts, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reich_Ministry_of_Public_Enlightenment_and_Propaganda" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda</a>&nbsp;attempted to discourage and demoralise American, Australian, British, and Canadian troops, and the British population, to suppress the effectiveness of the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" rel="noopener noreferrer">Allied</a>&nbsp;war effort through propaganda, and to motivate the Allies to agree to peace terms leaving the Nazi regime intact and in power. Among many techniques used, the Nazi broadcasts reported on the shooting down of Allied aircraft and the sinking of Allied ships, presenting discouraging reports of high losses and casualties among Allied forces.

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