Officers of the Imperial Japanese Army propaganda leaflet
Title
Officers of the Imperial Japanese Army propaganda leaflet
Description
A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the return of General Douglas MacArthur in 1944. The leaflets were probably airdropped to Japanese military officers on the Philippine Islands in October, 1944. It implores the officers to think about the lives of their men and the future of Japan. The leaflet gives instructions on how to sneak away at night and surrender to the American forces. The leaflet is numbered '103-J6'. 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_082
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Type
Still Image