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Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director

September 16, 2026 05:56:32 pm

Edited by: Ingrid Burke Friedman | JURIST Editorial Director

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"Lord Haw-Haw" sentenced to death for broadcasting Nazi propaganda

On September 19, 1945, a British court sentenced to death American-born William Joyce, known as "Lord Haw-Haw," for his Nazi propaganda broadcasts during World War II.

The photo above shows Joyce addessing a rally of British fascists in the 1930s. Listen to a montage of clips from Joyce's broadcasts, with Joyce's trademark introduction "Germany calling, Germany calling...". Joyce was hanged on January 6, 1946.