Charlie and his Orchestra (Nazi Propaganda)

WWII Nazi Propaganda Jazz Music
Heinrich Goebbel   Heinrich Himmler (Gestapo)  Joseph Goebbels (Propaganda)

Charlie (Karl Schwedler) and his Orchestra was a Nazi Propaganda jazz group which specifically aimed to demoralizing the British and American Allied Forces during World War II. As many know, Jazz music was opposed by the Nazi tyrannical control of freedoms due to its African-American roots making this collection a curious historical anomaly.

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With a powerful broadcast signal, songs were heard clear across the English Channel. Joseph Goebbel's brainchild Charlie and his Orchestra sought to create copies of popular American jazz songs in English with pro-Nazi lyrics.

Some believe that the intent of these songs was to create a divide between the American and the British forces due to their anti-British remarks. It cannot be known if this Nazi propaganda was ever an effective tool against American or British troops, but we know the historical results of the war - the defeat of the Nazi war machine.

For more WWII era Axis proganda also: Lord Haw Haw, Tokyo Rose, and Axis Sally.

For more jazz broadcasts, see also: Charlie and His Orchestra (Nazi Propganda), Date with the Duke, Eddie Condon Jazz Concert, Esquire Jazz Concert, Jubilee, Music Depreciation, Navy Swings, Live from Birdland, and New Orleans Jazz Band.