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ITEM FORM
Item title: Pictorial leaflet - war in the Pacific
Title (romaji): Shashintsuki chirashi - Taiheiyô kakuchi ni okeru Rengôgun no shôri
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J219)
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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 J219
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: J219
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 3 pages, print
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Leaflet
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 2/9/1944
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names: FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE
Japanese unit names:
Names:
Languages: English, Japanese
Area:Kwajelein Island [Central Pacific, Marshall Islands, Ralik Chain]
Biak Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)]
Guam [Central Pacific, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati)]
Madang [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak Madang Area]
Hollandia (Jayapura) [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)]
Content: This is a pictorial propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. It includes a number of pictures depicting victorious moments of the Allied Forces in the Pacific. Images captured by the leaflet include the fall of Kwajalein, the moment before the Allied landing on Hollandia on 22 April, the capture of Madang on 24 April, the landing on Biak on 20 June, the capture of Noemfoor on 6 July, the fall of Saipan on 9 July and Guam on 9 August, and the landing of US troops on Tinian on 31 July. The leaflet also includes four photos which indicate the superiority and strength of the Allied Navy and Air Force. 150,000 of them were printed. About 50,000 of these leaflets were dispatched to Hollandia between 21 and 29 October 1944, 80,000 to Darwin between 27 October and 1 November 1944, and 20,000 to Nadzab on 28 October 1944.
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Last modified:01/11/2002 01:03:41 PM
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