'Landing Instructions' flier

Title

'Landing Instructions' flier

Description

A paper flier issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippine Islands in 1944. It was airdropped to the Filipino citizens in the SW Luzon region, soon after General MacArthur landed in October, 1944. The flier gives instructions on how to assist the Americans in the liberation of the Philippine Islands. The flier is numbered '17 F 6'. 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

1944-1945

Is Part Of

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

Language

English

Tagalog

Identifier

PUA_MS70_069

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft

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

Rights

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

Spatial Coverage

Philippines

Type

Still Image