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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fascist
ⓘ
person ⓘ propagandist ⓘ war criminal ⓘ |
| activeDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| activity | broadcasting Nazi propaganda to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alias | Lord Haw-Haw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestedIn | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1906-04-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brooklyn, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| convictedOf | high treason ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1946-01-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Wandsworth Prison, London, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | attended Birkbeck College, University of London ⓘ |
| employer |
Nazi Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| fullName | William Brooke Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
propagandist
ⓘ
radio broadcaster ⓘ |
| parentCountryOfOrigin | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
British Union of Fascists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Socialist League (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Joyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies on propaganda and treason in World War II ⓘ |
| trialHeldBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor | German Ministry of Propaganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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