| Item title: | Japan lacks resources, warships and industrial capacity to win the Greater East Asia War |
| Title (romaji): | Nihon Daitôasen o kachinuku(no) busshi to funabara to kôgyôryoku o kaku |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J53) 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 J53 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J53 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, print and mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 24/2/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
| Japanese unit names: | |
| Names: | HORII |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Buna [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area] Solomon Islands [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] Guadalcanal [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Solomon Islands] New Guinea [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. It is a revised copy of J19. An English translation of the text is attached. The message states that the HORII unit fell in Buna due to the lack of reinforcements, while the Japanese troops in Guadalcanal are having only one meal a day and carrying little ammunition. It also mentions the substantially increased capacity of the Allies to produce ammunition, warships and supplies, as well as the strength of their air force. Difficulties faced by the Japanese in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands are also discussed in the leaflet. The message ascribes the predicament of the Japanese troops to the stupidity of Japanese army leaders. 50,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 01/29/2002 12:06:31 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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