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Article: Lord Haw-Haw
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Lord Haw-Haw
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ADRIENNE WILMOTH LERNER
Lord Haw-Haw was the nickname of Nazi propagandist and broadcaster William Joyce. During World War II, Joyce broadcast a well-known English-language propaganda show from Berlin, often taunting Allied forces. Though never calling himself Lord Haw-Haw on air, he became infamous among Allied combat troops and British citizens.
Joyce was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of an Irish father and English mother. His family returned to England when he was an infant. As an adult, Joyce joined several radical political organizations, including the British Fascisti. He wrote a series of articles for several extremist newspapers and gained a ...
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Article: Whatever their crime, don't call it treason Nigel Farndale, ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;
August 14, 2005 ;
700+ words
... ... sensational trial at the Old Bailey, Lord Haw-Haw is back on the front pages ... man to be hanged for high treason. Lord Haw-Haw - real name William Joyce ... clearly an exhibitionist - just as Lord Haw-Haw was - and he would welcome the ...
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