| Item title: | Officers and men of the Japanese forces |
| Title (romaji): | Nihongun shôhei shokun |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/26 MXJ19) 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 MXJ19 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | MXJ19 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimoegraphed |
| 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| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |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: | LEAFLET DROPPING, PACIFIC WAR, PROPAGANDA, SURRENDER |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
| Japanese unit names: | |
| Names: | |
| 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. It was distributed to Japanese troops in Morotai urging them to surrender to the Allies because their supplies have been cut. It states that more than 20,000 Japanese troops have surrendered and urges others to follow them to save their own lives for a peaceful new Japan. |
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Other information | |
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| Last modified: | 07/08/2002 10:11:32 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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