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Mildred Elizabeth Gillars (November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988), nicknamed "Axis Sally", was an American born broadcaster employed by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany to proliferate propaganda during World War II. Home Sweet Home Hour, from December 24, 1942, until 1945, was one of her regular propaganda programs, the purpose of which was to make US forces in Europe feel homesick. A running theme of these broadcasts was the infidelity of soldiers' wives and sweethearts while the listeners were stationed in Europe and North Africa. She was convicted of treason by the United States in 1949 following her capture in post-war Berlin.

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2/4/2016

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