'Responsibility of Leaders' propaganda leaflet

Title

'Responsibility of Leaders' propaganda leaflet

Description

A propaganda leaflet issued by the Allied Forces during World War II after the battle for Okinawa ended in 1945. The leaflets were probably airdropped on the Japanese homeland, soon after the battle of Okinawa ended in June, 1945. One side features an illustration of a traditional setting for harakiri. The other side places the blame on the Japanese militarists for the war. The intent of these leaflets was to drive a wedge between the Japanese citizens and the Japanese militarists. It is numbered '147-J-1'. It 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_109

Subject

Leaflets dropped from aircraft

World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Sources

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda

Rights

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

Spatial Coverage

Japan

Type

Still Image