| Item title: | Japanese soldiers! |
| Title (romaji): | Nihongun shôhei shokun |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/26 MXJ2) 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: | 7/9/26 MXJ2 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
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| Item: | MXJ2 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 14/5/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Morotai [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Moluccas (Maluku), Halmahera] |
| Content: | This Japanese-language propaganda leaflet was produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office at the end of the Pacific War. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet states that Germany has surrendered to the Allied Forces and Japan is now isolated in the war. The leaflet was to be dropped on 14 May 1945 and tells Japanese soldiers to assemble at Telai village on 17 May in order to surrender. It assures them that the area will not be bombed or shelled. |
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| Last modified: | 07/08/2002 10:04:48 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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