Kôgun shôhei ni tsugu
Item
- Title
- Kôgun shôhei ni tsugu
- Subject
- World War, 1939-1945--Sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Asia
- War stories
- Military history
- Japan--History--20th century
- Propaganda
- Japanese language
- Category
- 4. World War II
- Creator
- Far Eastern Liaison Office
- Current holder
- Australian War Memorial
- Date
- June 4, 1943
- Series number
- J90
- Item number
- RC05072
- Access rights
- Digitised
- Rights
-
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Language
- Japanese
- English
- Description from source
-
Full title: Kôgun shôhei ni tsugu [To officers and men of the Imperial Japanese Army]. Overall: 13.5 x 18.5 cm A propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) during the Second World War. This leaflet is written in Japanese and was distributed to Melanesia and the Netherlands East Indies. An English translation of the text is attached and notes that the purposes of this leaflet to be an indirect surrender appeal, play up Allied war successes and discredit Axis partners. The leaflet mainly concerns the defeat of Germany and Italy in North Africa. A photograph of surrendered German troops escorted to the rear is included. The message reports the surrender of 150,000 German and 50,000 Italian soldiers as well as emphasising the superiority of the Allies in every respect of the campaign in Africa.
- Physical format
- Pamphlets
- Related resources
- Mamesensuikan
- Far Eastern Liaison Office Propaganda Leaflets
- Far Eastern Liaison Office (FELO) Leaflets
- Propaganda FELO [Far Eastern Liaison Office] Leaflets[II] - Translations etc by ATIS [Allied Translator and Interpreter Service]
- Propaganda FELO [Far Eastern Liaison Office] Leaflets[I] - Samples
- Propaganda [Far East Liaison Office] Leaflets[IV]
- Japanese pamphlets, Cairns
Linked resources
| Title | Class |
|---|---|
| Far Eastern Liaison Office Propaganda Leaflets | Text |
| Far Eastern Liaison Office Propaganda Leaflets, 1945 | Text |
| Mamesensuikan | Text |