William Joyce

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William Joyce, infamously known as "Lord Haw-Haw," was a British fascist propagandist who broadcast Nazi radio programs to the United Kingdom during World War II.

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instanceOf fascist
person
propagandist
war criminal
activeDuring World War II
activity broadcasting Nazi propaganda to the United Kingdom
alias Lord Haw-Haw
arrestedBy British forces
arrestedIn Germany
birthDate 1906-04-24
birthPlace Brooklyn, New York, United States
causeOfDeath execution by hanging
convictedOf high treason
countryOfCitizenship Germany
United Kingdom
deathDate 1946-01-03
deathPlace Wandsworth Prison, London, United Kingdom
education attended Birkbeck College, University of London
employer Nazi Germany
Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft
ethnicOrigin Irish
fullName William Brooke Joyce
genreOfActivity political propaganda
ideology British fascism
Nazism
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalPrecedent his treason case became a leading precedent on nationality and allegiance in British law
legalStatus stripped of British citizenship (disputed in legal proceedings)
militaryInvolvement served in the British Army in a non-combat capacity in his youth
movedTo Berlin
Germany
notableAliasExplanation Nickname "Lord Haw-Haw" was used by British listeners and media for his propaganda broadcasts
notableEvent sentenced to death at the Old Bailey in London
notableFor English-language radio broadcasts from Nazi Germany
Nazi propaganda broadcasts to the United Kingdom during World War II
notableWork Germany Calling (radio program)
occupation propagandist
radio broadcaster
parentCountryOfOrigin Ireland
politicalParty British Union of Fascists
National Socialist League (UK)
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Margaret Joyce
subjectOf historical studies on propaganda and treason in World War II
trialHeldBy United Kingdom
workedFor German Ministry of Propaganda

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