Lot 173
WWII Propaganda -- Collection of Nine Airborne Leaflets -- Five German, One Japanese and Three American. German propaganda leaflets include: four titled "Shadow over England, one of them warning that American soldiers will seduce British soldiers' wives while they are away fighting; another describes the devastation wrought by the V1 rocket, and two of them warn about the V2 rocket and its "Death from the unknown." A fifth leaflet about the V1 rocket shows that hands in the air, surrender, is the best defense, and warns that other "equally revolutionary new weapons will follow." A leaflet in Japanese warns Japanese citizens that the Americans have captured Manila (March 1945) and that they should prepare to defend themselves on the mainland. Another leaflet in Japanese was dropped by the Americans; it pictures an older Japanese couple and a mother and son and assures the Japanese that the Americans have nothing against innocent civilians. A leaflet in English, titled "I Cease Resistance," orders American soldiers to take any Japanese who surrenders to the nearest commissioned officer and to treat him humanely. Another leaflet in English is directed to "Filipino Patriots" from the Commanding General, U.S. Armed Forces, and begins, "We are driving the Japanese from your Island." A curfew is given (7 PM), as well as orders on how to act (stay off the roads, etc.), not to violate ceiling prices, etc. Very good to fine.
Airborne leaflet propaganda was a form of psychological warfare and the quickest way to disseminate information. Military forces used aircraft to drop leaflets in order to alter the behavior of combatants and non-combatants in enemy-controlled territory, sometimes in conjunction with air strikes. Estimate Value $250 - UP
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