What was Soldatensender Calais and how did it work?
Answer
A British black propaganda radio station that pretended to be a German military station, playing popular German music while weaving in demoralizing stories, fake casualty reports, and rumors about officers affairs
Did You Know?
Run by Sefton Delmer of the Political Warfare Executive, it was so convincing that German troops believed it was a real German military station. Delmer used intelligence sources to include genuine-sounding details, giving false information an air of credibility.