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Frederick Wilhelm Kaltenbach was an American of German origin who broadcast Nazi propaganda from Germany during [[World War II]].

==Biography==

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He cultivated a simple and homey style and was one of several English-speaking propagandists for Germany that were referred to by the nickname, ‘Lord Hee Haw’. He opened each program with ‘Greetings to my old friend, Harry in Iowa’, and delivered his propaganda messages in the form of advice.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_W._Kaltenbach#cite_note-3 [3]]

Kaltenbach’s objectives were to prevent ~~President~~ [http://en.~~wikipedia~~.~~org~~/wiki/~~Franklin_D._Roosevelt~~ Franklin D. Roosevelt]’s re-election to a third term of office, to block the pro-interventionist faction in the U.S. and to stop the enactment of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease Lend-Lease Bill]. He sought to persuade Americans that supporting Britain was a lost cause and that taking sides could only embroil the United States in a ruinous and unnecessary war with Germany.

Kaltenbach’s objectives were to prevent President [http://real-life-heroes-and-good-guys.wikia.com/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt Franklin D.Roosevelt]'s re-election to a third term of office, to block the pro-interventionist faction in the U.S. and to stop the enactment of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease Lend-Lease Bill]. He sought to persuade Americans that supporting Britain was a lost cause and that taking sides could only embroil the United States in a ruinous and unnecessary war with Germany.

After the United States entered the war against Germany on December 11, 1941, Kaltenbach’s broadcasts aimed at undermining U.S. morale and the national will to prosecute a protracted war with Germany.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_W._Kaltenbach#cite_note-DoJ1-2 [2]]

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==Death==

After Germany surrendered May 8, 1945, his wife reported to the U.S. Army that her husband had been arrested at the family home in Berlin by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet] troops on May 15, 1945.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_W._Kaltenbach#cite_note-DoJ4-5 [5]] The Soviets refused American requests to surrender custody and later reported that Kaltenbach had died in a detention camp at an unspecified date in October 1945.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_W._Kaltenbach#cite_note-6 [6]]

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 Frederick Wilhelm Kaltenbach was an American of German origin who broadcast Nazi propaganda from Germany during [[World War II]].
 ==Biography==
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 He cultivated a simple and homey style and was one of several English-speaking propagandists for Germany that were referred to by the nickname, ‘Lord Hee Haw’. He opened each program with ‘Greetings to my old friend, Harry in Iowa’, and delivered his propaganda messages in the form of advice.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_W._Kaltenbach#cite_note-3 [3]]</sup>
-Kaltenbach’s objectives were to prevent President [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt]’s re-election to a third term of office, to block the pro-interventionist faction in the U.S. and to stop the enactment of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease Lend-Lease Bill]. He sought to persuade Americans that supporting Britain was a lost cause and that taking sides could only embroil the United States in a ruinous and unnecessary war with Germany.
+Kaltenbach’s objectives were to prevent President [http://real-life-heroes-and-good-guys.wikia.com/wiki/Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt Franklin D.Roosevelt]'s re-election to a third term of office, to block the pro-interventionist faction in the U.S. and to stop the enactment of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease Lend-Lease Bill]. He sought to persuade Americans that supporting Britain was a lost cause and that taking sides could only embroil the United States in a ruinous and unnecessary war with Germany.
 After the United States entered the war against Germany on December 11, 1941, Kaltenbach’s broadcasts aimed at undermining U.S. morale and the national will to prosecute a protracted war with Germany.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DoJ1_2-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_W._Kaltenbach#cite_note-DoJ1-2 [2]] </sup>
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 ==Death==
 After Germany surrendered May 8, 1945, his wife reported to the U.S. Army that her husband had been arrested at the family home in Berlin by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union Soviet] troops on May 15, 1945.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DoJ4_5-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_W._Kaltenbach#cite_note-DoJ4-5 [5]]</sup> The Soviets refused American requests to surrender custody and later reported that Kaltenbach had died in a detention camp at an unspecified date in October 1945.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_W._Kaltenbach#cite_note-6 [6]]</sup>
-[[Category:Nazis]]
+[[Category:Male]]
-[[Category:Male Villains]]
 [[Category:Vocal Villains]]
 [[Category:Terrorists]]
 [[Category:Xenophobes]]
+[[Category:List]]
+[[Category:Propagandist]]
+[[Category:Totalitarians]]
+[[Category:Modern Villains]]
+[[Category:Deceased]]