British Black propaganda

sefton delmer (1958)

in united kingdom, political warfare executive operated number of black propaganda radio stations. gustav siegfried eins (gs1) 1 of first such stations—purporting clandestine german station. speaker, der chef , purported nazi extremist, accusing hitler , henchmen of going soft. station focused on alleged corruption , sexual improprieties of nazi party members.

another example british radio station soldatensender calais, purported radio station german military. under direction of sefton delmer, british journalist spoke perfect berliner german, soldatensender calais , associated shortwave station, kurzwellensender atlantik (de), broadcast music, up-to-date sports scores, speeches of adolf hitler cover , subtle propaganda.

radio deutschland radio station employed british during war aimed , designed undermine german morale , create tensions disrupt german war effort. station broadcast on frequency close on radio dial actual german station. during war germans believed station in fact german radio station , gained recognition of germany s propaganda chief joseph goebbels.

goebbels, german federal archive photo

there british black propaganda radio stations in of languages of occupied europe german , italian. of these based in area around bletchley park , woburn abbey in buckinghamshire , bedfordshire respectively.

another possible example rumour there had been german attempt land on british shores @ shingle street, had been repulsed large german casualties. reported in american press, , in william l. shirer s berlin diary officially denied. british papers, declassified in 1993, have suggested successful example of british black propaganda bolster morale in uk, usa , occupied europe.

author james hayward has proposed rumours, reported in american press, engineered example of black propaganda aim of ensuring american co-operation , securing lend lease resources showing united kingdom capable of resisting might of german army.

david hare s play licking hitler provides fictionalised account based on british black propaganda efforts in world war ii.