'Officers and NCOs of the Fuji Heidan' propaganda leaflet

Title

'Officers and NCOs of the Fuji Heidan' propaganda leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. It was probably airdropped to Japanese officers and NCOs on the Philippine Islands soon after the battle of Iwo Jima ended in March, 1945. The leaflet addresses the responsibility the officers and NCOs have with regards to the livelihood of their troops. It gives instructions on how to surrender to the Allied Forces and promises humane treatment of prisoners of war. The leaflets were intended to induce the surrender of Japanese troops. It is numbered '1-J-3'. The leaflet is accompanied by an official description and translation of the text into English. This is one item from a scrapbook of propaganda leaflets and related materials that was compiled by the Psychological Warfare Branch of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. The scrapbook belonged to Colonel Karl F. Baldwin of the United States Army, who helped establish the propaganda program. It contains approximately 200 pieces of propaganda, mostly in Japanese, that were intended for distribution in the Philippines, Japan, and other nearby areas..

Creator

Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. Psychological Warfare Branch

Date

1945

Is Part Of

Psychological Warfare Branch Scrapbook of American Propaganda Leaflets (MS.70)

Language

English

Japanese

Identifier

PUA_MS70_062

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft

World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Sources

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Spatial Coverage

Philippines

Type

Still Image