Radio Luxembourg - POW statement; Horspiel

Identifier
irn722754
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-91.0630
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Scope and Content

"A German PW appeals to his comrades to surrender. Feldwebel Ring speaks to his unit. No Date. " (NARA) (0:00) pt 1. POW reads statement. (5:15) pt 2a. Feldwebel Ring take 1. (Alright, cut.) (6:40) pt 2b. Feldwebel Ring take 2. (8:15) pt 3. Announcement to German troops: "Deutscher Soldat, willst du deinen eigenen sklavenketten schmieden? [...] Wach auf, Deutscher Landser!" "'Horspiel' written by German PW and acted by three German PWs. Poem written by German PW. No Date. " (NARA) (9:50) pt 4. "Horspiel" -- conversation between 3 German soldiers in an American POW camp. (16:40) pt 5. "Heimat"-type anti-Nazi poem, "Heimat flows with the blood of German soldiers." (18:24) broadcast ends.

Corporate Bodies

  • Radio 1212
  • Radio Luxembourg

Subjects

  • Radio Broadcasting
  • World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
  • Propaganda, American.
  • Radio broadcasting, American--Germany.
  • Radio in propaganda--Germany.
  • Radio, Military.

Genre

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