Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-06-15
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-06-15
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. (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security. (Contributor), Great Britain. Royal Air Force. (Contributor), Great Britain. Admiralty. (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Fuel and Power. (Contributor), Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. (Contributor), Mediterranean Allied Force Advance Headquarters. (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office. (Contributor), Allied Forces. Southeast Asia Command. (Contributor), Great Britain. India Office. (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food. (Contributor), and Great Britain. Post Office. (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-06-15
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, Normandy- Battlefield tours- Air Chief Marshal sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Royal Air Force- Air combat-Denmark, Allied air forces- France- Enemy spotting, Allied air forces- Air combat- France, Royal Air Force- Air attacks- Germany, Royal Air Force- Air attacks- France, Prisoners of war- Japan- Correspondence, Ministry of Food- Milk- Rationing, Great Britain- Youth Training Camps, Allied forces- India- Operations, Ministry of Fuel and Power- Motor fuel- Farmers, Shipping- German- Royal Air Force attacks, British forces- Military honors- Pfc. Alexander Hadden, British forces- Military honors- Lce-Sgt. Vittorio Busolini, British forces- Military honors- Drill Sgt. Michael Moran, British forces- Military honors- Gdsmn. Walter Montgomery, British forces- Military honors- Major Richard Campbell, British forces- Military honors- Lt. James Findlay, British forces- Military honors- Capt. John Lapthorn, British forces- Military honors- Flying Officer Peter Gerald West, Ministry of Fuel and Power- Central Electricity Board- Harold Hobson, Allied forces- Italy- Operations, Royal Navy- Combat- Netherlands, and Allied forces- Burma- Operations
Place Name:
France, Denmark, Japan, Great Britain, India, Italy, Netherlands, Burma, and Germany