| Item title: | Italy falls |
| Title (romaji): | Itaria kudaru |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J112) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial leaflets |
| AJRP series: | Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | 7/9/12 J112 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J112 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 13/9/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING, SURRENDER |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet announces the unconditional surrender of Italy after the defeat in Sicily and the collapse of the military government. It mentions that the Allied Forces can now deploy considerable strength to war theatres in East Asia. The message urges the Japanese to surrender before it is too late. 60,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:13:45 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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