| Item title: | To officers and men of the Japanese Army - current war situation in the Pacific |
| Title (romaji): | Taiheiyô saikin no senkyoku jôsei |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J171) 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 J171 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J171 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 5 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 14/3/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) [Central Pacific] Marshall Islands [Central Pacific] Saipan [Central Pacific, North Mariana Islands] Truk Island [Central Pacific, Caroline Islands] Rabaul [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Kavieng [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Ireland] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet details the recent defeats of the Japanese forces in the Gilbert Islands, the Marshalls, Truk and Saipan. The Allied air bombing of Kavieng and Rabaul is also mentioned. The message warns Japanese troops that the main theatre of the war is steadily moving closer to the Japanese mainland. The back page of the leaflet has a map of the Asia-Pacific region indicating the areas recaptured by the Australian and the American forces. 100,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 01/11/2002 01:00:43 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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