Who was "Axis Sally" and what was her real impact on Allied troops?
Answer
The nickname for Mildred Gillars, an American woman broadcasting Nazi propaganda to Allied troops — surveys showed soldiers mostly found her entertaining and laughable rather than demoralizing
Did You Know?
Gillars was paid 3,000 Reichsmarks monthly to make soldiers homesick. GIs mainly enjoyed listening as a joke, calling her Axis Sally as a term of mild affection. She was convicted of treason after the war and served 12 years in prison.