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Did Korean War Loudspeaker Propaganda Actually Work? #OOTD #shorts

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  • description: During the Korean War, U.S. and UN forces blasted surrender appeals, emotional messages, and psychological pressure across the front using giant loudspeakers. But did any of it actually work? Surprisingly—sometimes, yes. About 80% of literate Chinese and North Korean POWs later reported hearing these broadcasts. The most effective messages were the human ones: promises of warm food and fair treatment, or emotional calls from “mothers” urging soldiers to come home. These hit hard, especially in freezing conditions or during chaotic retreats. Other messages? Confusing, overly American in tone, or filled with metaphors that didn’t translate. Those failed completely. Loudspeakers weren’t magic—but used alongside leaflets and safe-surrender instructions, they became a real psychological warfare tool on the Korean front. Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost World War Two: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldWarTwo Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory Follow TimeGhost on Twitter: @TimeGhostTV Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ Hosted by: Indy Neidell Director: Astrid Deinhard Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson Creative Producer: Iryna Dulka Map animations by: Daniel Weiss Head of Cartography and 3D Map animations by: Andreas Olsson Map research by: Tom Aldis Georeferencing and GIS Development by: Pascal Bracamonte Editing by: Pawel Wiszomirski Source literature list: https://bit.ly/Korean_War_Sources Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound. Additional sound effects provided by Zapsplat.com A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.
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