Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-02-23
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-02-23
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), Morrison, Herbert, 1888-1965 (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Office (Contributor), Clark, Norman, 1910-2004 (Contributor), Gingell, Basil (Contributor), Masefield, John, 1878-1967 (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Canadian Military Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Vaughan-Thomas, Wynford, 1908-1987 (Contributor), Royal Air Force. Middle East. Headquarters (Contributor), Allied Forces. Advance Headquarters (Contributor), United States. Army. European Theater of Operations (Contributor), and Great Britain. Board of Trade (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-02-23
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, Fighting French--Documentary films, Indian Air Force- Officers- Coastal Command, Red Army Day--Celebrations--Herbert Morrison, British Army--Italy--Wiltshire Regiment, Allied Forces--Italy--Operations, Royal Air Force--Canadian Squadron--S/Ldr. C.A. Anderson, Red Army Day--Celebrations--John Masefield, Allied Forces--Burma--Operations, British Service Mission--Moscow--Lt. Gen. Montagu Brocas Burrows, Red Army Day--Felicitations--Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Red Army Day--Felicitations--British Chiefs of Staff, London--Air raids--Canadian soldiers, Nazi air attacks--South--east England, Allied Air Forces--Air attacks--Netherlands, Allied Air Forces--Air attacks--Greece, German Navy--Losses--Gneisenau, Anti-aircraft batteries--London, British Army--Italy--8th Indian Division, Royal Air Force--New Zealand Squadron--Air attacks, U.S. Army Air Force--9th Mustang Group, Board of Trade--Utility corsets, Board of Trade--Dust sheets, Red Army Day--Receptions--Government officials, Polish Air Force- Military honors, and Royal Canadian Air Force--Air combat
Place Name:
Great Britain, France, India, Italy, Burma, Soviet Union, Canada, Netherlands, Greece, and Poland