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Mildred Elizabeth Gillars (née Sisk; November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988) [1] was an American broadcaster employed by Nazi Germany to disseminate Axis propaganda during World War II. Following her capture in post-war Berlin , Gillars became the first woman to be convicted of treason against the United States. [ 2 ]
Miracle at St. Anna is a 2008 American–Italian epic war film directed by Spike Lee and written by James McBride, based on McBride's 2003 novel of the same name.The film stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valentina Cervi, with John Turturro, Joseph Gordon Levitt, John Leguizamo, D.B. Sweeney and Kerry Washington in supporting roles.
Axis Sally was the generic nickname given to women radio personalities who broadcast English-language propaganda on behalf of the European Axis Powers during World War II. These included: Mildred Gillars, a German American who broadcast for Nazi Germany.
Miracle at St. Anna (2008, directed by Spike Lee), as Axis Sally; The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, directed by Uli Edel), as Petra Schelm; The Reader (2008, directed by Stephen Daldry), as Young Ilana Mather; Kaifeck Murder (2009), as Juliana Lukas; The City of Your Final Destination (2009, directed by James Ivory), as Deirdre Rothemund
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In Berlin, Koischwitz began a relationship with another American working for German state radio, Mildred Gillars, who would become widely known as ‘Axis Sally’. Koischwitz and Gillars became lovers [4] and before long Koischwitz was working her into his political broadcasts. Together they formed a powerful propaganda duo.