Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-07-08
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-07-08
Description:
From the UK National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/theartofwar/inf3.htm “Formed on September 4th 1939, the day after Britain’s declaration of war, the Ministry of Information (MOI) was the central government department responsible for publicity and propaganda in the Second World War. The initial functions of the MOI were threefold: news and press censorship; home publicity; and oversees publicity in Allied and neutral countries”. This collection contains Press Notices and Bulletins published by the MOI between 1939-1945. The Press Notices and Bulletins are among many publications and films issued by the agency during the war.
Creator/Contributor:
Great Britain. Ministry of Information. (Creator), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Allied Forces. Southeast Asia Command (Contributor), Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. India Office (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Mediterranean Allied Force Advance Headquarters (Contributor), and Grover, John, 1897-1979 (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-07-08
Owning Repository:
University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
World War, 1939-1945--History, World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects, World War, 1939-1945, Great Britain, Bombings -- Caen, France, Bombings -- St. Leu d'Esserent, France, Bombings -- Saumur, France, Bombings -- Frisian Islands, Holland, Bombings -- Thessaloniki, Greece, Bombings -- Zagreb, Croatia, Bombings -- Italy, Bombings -- Yugoslavia, Bombings -- Belgium, Bombings -- Germany, Bombings -- Burma, Combat -- Caen, France, Combat -- Kohima, India, Combat -- Imphal, India, Combat -- Arezzo, Italy, Combat -- Burma, V-1 bomb, Gifts, Army Comforts Depot, Famine relief hospitals -- India, Parcels concessions for troops, HM submarines, combat -- Toulon, France, Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service, Great Britain. Army. Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Air Training Corps, Halifax (Bomber), Lancaster (Bomber), Spitfire (Fighter plane), Mosquito (Military aircraft), Typhoon (Fighter plane), Junkers Ju-88 (Bomber), Junkers Ju-188 (Bomber), Mustang (Fighter plane), Bristol Beaufighter (Fighter plane), and Focke-Wulf Fw190 (Fighter plane)
Place Name:
Great Britain, Italy, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Belgium, France, Holland, Germany, Greece, Burma, and India