WWII News and Related Sound files from 1945


(5 stars; 4 reviews)

Explore the fascinating world of Old Time Radio with this collection of WWII news and related sound files from 1945. These recordings capture the essence of a pivotal moment in history, providing a unique auditory experience of the events that shaped the world.

Immerse yourself in the sounds of the past and gain insights into the news coverage of World War II. This collection is a valuable resource for history enthusiasts and anyone interested in the impact of radio during this significant era.


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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Fireside Chat On Battle Of The Bulge 20:42
January 28, 1945 25:05
Last Broadcast 0:33
FDR Returns From Allied Conference At Yalta 3:45
February 18, 1945 24:35
Reports The First Strikes On Iwo Jima 2:22
Live Coverage Of U.S. Marines Landing On Iwo Jima 4:49
On Iwo Jima Landings 2:17
Arthur Prims Observation Flight Over Iwo Jima 5:01
Report On Japanese Fortifications On Iwo Jima 1:21
Tank Communications In Battle For Iwo Jima 2:53
CAN Secretary Of The Navy James Forrestal On The Battle Of Iwo Jima 4:26
Battle Of Motoyama Airfield On Iwo Jima 3:49
FDR Last Address Before Congress 1:00:33
Reports As Battleship Destroys Plane 1:32
Remagen Bridge Crossed 0:21
Ian Wilson Reports Americans Cross The Rhine 0:43
Reports From Montgomery's HQ 1:42
March 11, 1945 24:50
General Slim's 14 Army In Mandalay 2:04
As Gliders Cross Rhine 1:10
Recounts Glider Landing 3:43
Awaiting To Cross The Rhine 2:12
During The British Crossing Of The Rhine 1:21
Reports Winston Churchill Crosses The Rhine 1:23
Recounts German Attack On Hamilcar 1:34
March 25, 1945 24:48
Reports From Germany 1:16
British Soldier Released From OFLAG 12B 3:36
Reports On The Spearhead 1:58
RRG Audio From Adolf Hitler's Final Wochenschau 0:42
April 5, 1945 25:02
Reports on German Civilian Reaction 2:07
April 8, 1945 24:50
CBS Bill Henry Reports On Order Of Succession 11:40
CBS Bulletin Reports FDR Is Dead 0:25
CBS Don Fisher Coverage Following FDRs Death 21:31
Reports FDR's Death 1:04
NBC Coverage Of FDR's Death 13:51
Fiorello La Guardia On FDR 9:54
BBC News Dora Bateman Commentary On FDRs Death 4:39
April 13, 1945 CBS Memorial Services For Franklin D Roosevelt 15:14
April 13, 1945 12:41
NBC Reports On FDR's Funeral Train 13:41
CBS Edward Murrow On Buchenwald 10:40
April 15, 1945 25:02
Our Hour Of National Sorrow 1:58:42
New World A Coming - Tribute To Franklin D Roosevelt 29:59
April 16, 1945 President Truman Addresses Congress After FDR's Funeral 6:02
President Truman On The Death Of President Roosevelt 3:35
Richard Dimbleby Reports From Belsen 2:23
Our Hitler! Birthday Speech 7:12
Wynford Vaughan Thomas Reports On Bucholz Hall Of Honor 7:26
Reports From Link-Up Lunch At Elbe 0:55
Frank Gillard at Torgau-Elbe 0:45
Sigrid Schultz In Ravensbruck 2:18
April 27, 1945 9:05
April 28, 1945 4:21
April 29, 1945 12:02
April 30, 1945 0:22
RSH Lord Haw Haw - Final Broadcast 12:30
On Siegenheim Prison Camp 2:26
Hitler Is Dead 1:28
MBS News Reports Hitler Is Dead 14:15
NBCB Bulletin: Adolph Hitler Is Dead 1:17
Announces The Fall Of Berlin 0:30
On Wehrmacht Surrender In Lauenberg 0:30
Mock 'Germany Calling' Broadcast 3:13
Awaits Surrender At Mongomery's HQ 0:21
The Surrender Terms 0:58
BBC Radio Newsreel From Belsen Concentration Camp 29:32
May 5, 1945 3:31
Announces VE Day 1:20
May 7, 1945 14:25
May 7, 1945 MBS Worldwide News 14:05
Reports Germany Surrenders 0:26
God Save The King 1:01
Reports As Crowds Celebrate VE Day 1:17
On Victory 0:57
Remember Those Who Gave Their Lives 1:03
Royal Family Greets VE Day Crowds 1:18
Germanys Unconditional Surrender 6:32
VE Day Celebrations 2:58
News Of The World 15:03
King George VI On Victory In Europe 13:50
May 8, 1945 56:33
President Truman Proclaims Victory in Europe 19:47
Thomas Cadett Describes The Devastation Of Berlin 3:21
Reports From Hitler's Bunker 1:23
Howard K Smith Reports On Berlins Destruction 10:14
May 13, 1945 25:07
Recounts Winter Struggle In Holland 0:44
May 20, 1945 24:56
May 1945 MBS Special Marine Broadcast 14:48
The Zero Hour Hosted By Orphan Anne Iva Toguri 50:19
NBC News With Robert St John 13:40
Reports On Eisenhower's Homecoming 29:41
Commentary 13:57
VOA First Marine Division - A Love Note To Tokyo Rose 1:37
July 8, 1945 25:07
MBS Reports Army Bomber Crashes Into Empire State Building 5:53
July 29, 1945 25:12
Truman Speaks Of Japanese Rejection Of US Ultimatum 0:31
Atomic Bomb Destroys Hiroshima 0:55
Reports On Hiroshima Bombing 0:21
Russia Declares War On Japan 1:56
The Zero Hour Hosted By Orphan Anne Iva Toguri 50:51
President Truman Threatens Japan With Further Atomic Attacks 0:26
The Zero Hour Hosted By Orphan Anne Iva Toguri 52:31
August 12, 1945 25:10
MBS False Initial UPI Report Of Japanese Surrender 0:50
Waiting For VJ Day 14:22
CBS Reports Truman Accepts Japanese Surrender 3:54
CBS Reports VJ Day Celebrations In Cincinnati 0:47
End Of World War II 0:15
MBS Bulletin - Japan Surrenders 3:58
Ben Grauer On VJ Day Celebrations In Times Square 4:22
August 14, 1945 3:33
August 14, 1945 5:31
On Japanese Surrender 0:35
Public Announcement - VJ Day Services 0:20
August 14, 1945 0:13
VJ Day Report From White House 0:32
Woman Describes VJ Day Announcement 0:24
British Crowd Celebrates VJ Day 1:14
British Crowd Sings God Save The King 0:45
Announces The Surrender Of Japan 0:55
To Empire 1:00
Hiro Hito Announces Japanese Surrender 0:11
On Victory 1:03
August 19, 1945 25:23
August 26, 1945 24:50
General MacArthur On Victory Over Japan 1:42
Japanese Surrender Ceremony Onboard USS Missouri 32:36
NBC Japanese Surrender Broadcast Recap 17:08
Truman's Victory Over Japan Speech 2:04
A Report To The American People 29:05
Orphan Anne Performs Mock Sign-Off For US Newsreels 0:19
Orphan Anne Performs Mock Sign-On For US Newsreels 0:56
On Building The Burma Railway 1:22
November 14, 1945 0:24
The Sinews Of Peace 55:35
James Brynes On Post War Treaty Talks In Paris 2:29
October 1, 1946 0:32

Reviews

this is remarkable!


(5 stars)

what an awesome collection! i really enjoyed hearing these direct reports of the war my father fought in...

Amazing broadcasts


(5 stars)

Some of these are astonishing to listen too, kudos to you for finding these!