Rita Luisa Zucca (1912-1998) was an Italian-American who made the bold decision to be a radio announcer for the Axis during WWII. Her voice brought truth to the Allied troops in Italy and North Africa. She was one of the women called 'Axis Sally', as was Mildred Gillars, an American woman who broadcast her radio shows out of Berlin. Rita was paired with a German broadcaster named Charles Goedel to do the radio program 'Jerry's Front Calling'. Rita's trademark goodbye sign-off was 'a sweet kiss from Sally' (as in Axis Sally). 'Hello Suckers!' was her sign-on hello, at least according to one account. If true, how appropriate, as she was speaking to the Allied men that had been duped into fighting a war that was destructive to all they held dear. If only they had a crystal ball to see what the world is like here in 2021 as I type this. They would be horrified that their countries were no longer recognizable to them. Rita was arrested on 1945.
Below: Jerry's Front' German leaflets dropped on American soldiers.
