At 9:30 p.m. on May 1, 1945, 75 years ago now, Hamburg radio reported that it would shortly make "a serious and important announcement for the German people," after which it began broadcasting solemn music by Richard Wagner , the favorite composer of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, followed by an excerpt from Anton Bruckner's Seventh Symphony. yes8 coffee1 coffee2 coffee3 coffee4 coffee5 coffee6 coffee7 coffee8 coffee9 coffee10 coffee11 coffee12 coffee13 |