'Landing Instructions' flier
Title
'Landing Instructions' flier
Description
A paper flier issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippine Islands in 1944. It was airdropped to the Filipino citizens in the SW Luzon region, soon after General MacArthur landed in October, 1944. The flier gives instructions on how to assist the Americans in the liberation of the Philippine Islands. The flier is numbered '17 F 6'. 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
Place
Philippines
Language
English
Tagalog
Identifier
PUA_MS70_069
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Type
Still Image