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Lord Haw Haw - Britain's Most Hated WW2 Traitor

Lord Haw Haw - Britain's Most Hated WW2 Traitor

FromWitness History: World War Two


Lord Haw Haw - Britain's Most Hated WW2 Traitor

FromWitness History: World War Two

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jan 3, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On the 3rd of January 1946 Britain's most famous wartime traitor was hanged. His name was William Joyce but he was better known as Lord Haw Haw. Throughout WW2 he broadcast Nazi propaganda from Germany to Britain. At the end of the war he was hated by much of Britain, but we hear from the son of one man who tried to save him from execution.
Released:
Jan 3, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

More than 50 first-hand accounts of significant moments in WW2. Looking back at almost six years of global conflict, from Hiroshima to the Holocaust.