'Rakkasan News No. 22' propaganda newspaper

Title

'Rakkasan News No. 22' propaganda newspaper

Description

A propaganda newspaper issued by the Allied Forces during World War II. The newspapers were airdropped to Japanese troops and civilians in an attempt to weaken the morale of the Japanese by informing them of the true state of the war. The newspapers were published by the Psychological Warfare Branch in Manilla, probably between March and August of 1945. This newspaper is issue number 22, published in August, 1945. The issue covers Russia declaring war on Japan and the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. It is accompanied by an official description and translation of the text into English. This newspaper was included in a scrapbook of propaganda issued by the Psychological Warfare Branch which was collected for Colonel Karl F. Baldwin.

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_125

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