The Chicago Daily Times published a bombshell expose on September 9, 1937, exposing the German-American Bund and its secret pro-Nazi military network inside the United States.

 

The Chicago Daily Times published a bombshell expose on September 9, 1937, exposing the German-American Bund and its secret pro-Nazi military network inside the United States.

Key Details of the Denunciation

• The Investigation: The newspaper sent two German-speaking reporters and brothers, John C. Metcalfe and James J. Metcalfe, to infiltrate the Bund from the inside.
• The Headline: The September 9, 1937, front page famously blared, “SECRETS OF NAZI ARMY IN U.S.A. By TIMES men who joined it!”
• The Impact: The series ran throughout September 1937, warning the American public about a growing, regimented network of domestic fascists working against American democracy.
• Modern Recognition: This historic piece of investigative journalism is featured prominently in the documentary Nazi Town, USA, part of the PBS series The American Experience