In 1934, when the Nazi party staged a putsch in Vienna, the first move was not towards the government buildings but to the radio station and its studio, from which they broadcast their version of truth to the world. This was the first practical demonstration of the newly acquired strategic status of the radio transmitter. It was a pattern that was to be repeated over and over again in the war in Europe that was to follow.
German broadcasting under the Nazis, Page 1 of 2
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