Lord Haw-Haw

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:activeYears 1939-1945
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Nazi_Germany
German_radio_stations
gptkbp:broadcasts radio
BBC_broadcasts
anti-British_propaganda
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:citedBy historical analyses of propaganda.
gptkbp:controversy debate over his trial
gptkbp:convictedOf treason
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired parodies
gptkbp:depictedIn documentaries
literature
films
gptkbp:diedIn 1946
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:famousFor his distinctive voice
broadcasting_propaganda_during_World_War_II
his_catchphrase_Lord_Haw-Haw
gptkbp:famousQuote The_British_are_a_race_of_cowards.
gptkbp:fate executed by hanging
gptkbp:filmography 1939
1945
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II_propaganda
gptkbp:historicalRole enemy of the state
gptkbp:historicalSignificance example of wartime propaganda
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Haw-Haw
gptkbp:influenced later propaganda techniques
British_wartime_media_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Joseph_Goebbels
American_radio_shows
gptkbp:knownFor mocking_British_leaders
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy controversial_figure_in_British_history
gptkbp:media criticized for treasonous acts
gptkbp:name gptkb:William_Joyce
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Lord_Haw-Haw
gptkbp:occupation radio broadcaster
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:British_Union_of_Fascists
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition studied in media history
gptkbp:publicPerception divisive figure
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Joyce
gptkbp:style satirical
gptkbp:targetAudience British_public
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_propaganda_ministry