| Item title: | Fall of Okinawa |
| Title (romaji): | Okinawatô kanraku seri |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/15 JL1) 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: | 7/9/15 JL1 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | JL1 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | ?/6/1945 to ?/8/1945 |
| 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: | Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. The leaflet reports that Okinawa has fallen to the United States Forces and over 9000 soldiers surrendered to the Allies. The author urges Japanese soldiers to surrender so that they will be able to reconstruct a new Japan. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:30:01 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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