Mildred Gillars

Broadcast Artist

1900 – 1988

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Who was Mildred Gillars?

Mildred Elizabeth Gillars, nicknamed "Axis Sally" along with Rita Zucca, was an American broadcaster employed by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany to proliferate propaganda during World War II. She was convicted of treason by the United States in 1949 following her capture in post-war Berlin.

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Born
Nov 29, 1900
Portland
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Ohio Wesleyan University
  • Hunter College
Lived in
  • Maine
  • New York City
Died
Jun 25, 1988
Columbus

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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