| Item title: | To officers and men of the Japanese Army |
| Title (romaji): | Nihongun shôhei shokun ni tsugu |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 AJ42) 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 AJ42 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | AJ42 |
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| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |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): | 31/12/1942 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Names: | |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | New Guinea [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] Buna [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. An English translation of the text is attached. The message states that the New Guinea campaign has resulted in a total failure due to the blunders of the Japanese General Staff, and soldiers in New Guinea have been abandoned. It urges Japanese soldiers to surrender with this leaflet in hand. 500 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:11:59 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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