'Germany Surrenders' propaganda leaflet
Title
'Germany Surrenders' propaganda leaflet
Description
A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II. The leaflets were airdropped on Japanese troops in the Philippines in 1945, soon after the German surrender. One side of the leaflet depicts a crumbling swastika with the words 'Germany Surrenders' inscribed. The other side of the leaflet shows bayonets with allied countries names written on them, all pointed at Japan. The leaflets were intended to weaken the Japanese morale by showing that the whole of the Allied Forces were focused on Japan. The leaflet is numbered 'IJ6'. It is accompanied by an official description and translation of the text into English. This is one item from a scrapbook of propaganda leaflets and related materials that was compiled by the Psychological Warfare Branch of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. The scrapbook belonged to Colonel Karl F. Baldwin of the United States Army, who helped establish the propaganda program. It contains approximately 200 pieces of propaganda, mostly in Japanese, that were intended for distribution in the Philippines, Japan, and other nearby areas.
Creator
Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. Psychological Warfare Branch
Is Part Of
Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook of American Propaganda Leaflets (MS.70)
Subject
Leaflets dropped from aircraft
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Sources
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda
Place
Philippines
Language
English
Japanese
Identifier
PUA_MS70_017
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Type
Still Image