Originally Posted by Von Manteuffel

In October 1944, Major Glenn Miller and his American Band of the Allied Expeditionary ForceAF Orchestra went into the Abbey Road Studios in London to record several radio programmes. They weren't for the Allied Forces, or the Brits, they were specifically designed for members of the Whermacht and were broadcast through ABSIE (the American Broadcast Station in Europe). ABSIE was the brainchild of Eisenhower's Psychological Warfare Division and first broadcast in April 1944.

At the heart of the broadcasts were Big Band and jazz music. The Glenn Miller programmes were entitled "Music for the Whermacht"

The sound quality of the recordings is superb. Miller addresses his Wermcht audience in German, aided by Ilse Weinberger, a native German compere and translator. The music is Miller at his best and the vocals are in German. ( Listening to "Begin the Beguine" in German is a strange experience.)

Three of the six "Music for the Whermacht" programmes are available via Zoot Radio. Unlike many OTR sites the downloads are totally free. You just have to register - also free - and log-in to gain access. The files are in MP3 format, ready to drop into your gramophone folder.

ZOOT RADIO also offers an extensive collection of radio programmes from the 30s, 40s and 50s. There are over 90 Glenn Miller Shows and a quick quarry amongst the "Command Performance" and "Guest Star" folders unearthed some absolute gems.The "WWII Programmes "section (399 separate News MP3 files)makes me wish desperately that some clever person would port over the radio from SHIV to SH3.

Here's the link to ZOOT RADIO http://zootradio.com/index.html ENJOY! :D:D:D

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Originally Posted by Kpt. Kellar

Von,
First off, thanks for these. What are the three Music for the Whermacht programs named? I tried to find them in the WWII Program section, but had no luck.

Originally Posted by Genferret

Very nice. Now I just gotta arrage what I've snagged so far by date to drop in/take out of my gramaphone directory on various patrols.

Originally Posted by Kpt. Munson

Please be careful when you add tracks to your Gramaphone folder. I forgot I was in the middle of a Patrol and saved when I took out the bagpipe one [what a din !] and added a track.
Loaded the game and returned to a blank page :damn: !

Originally Posted by Von Manteuffel

They have their own section in the Listing "German Whermacht Hour" ( although they're only 30 minutes long.) Middle column, just above "Glenn Miller" The WWII Section is one of the best collections of WWII News and Talk archives I've ever seen.