Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-07-20
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-07-20
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), Allied Expeditionary Air Force (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Mediterranean Allied Force Advance Headquarters (Contributor), Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters (Contributor), Allied Forces. Southeast Asia Command (Contributor), Roberts, Edward V. (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service (Contributor), Wingate, Orde Charles, 1903-1944 (Contributor), United States. Foreign Agricultural Service (Contributor), United States. Office of War Information (Contributor), Eden, Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977 (Contributor), Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department (Contributor), Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 (Contributor), Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 (Contributor), Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981 (Contributor), Gerow, Leonard T. (Leonard Townsend), 1888-1972 (Contributor), Collins, J. Lawton (Joseph Lawton) (Contributor), and Barr, Robert, 1909-1999 (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-07-20
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 -- Normandy, France, Bombings -- Le Havre, France, Bombings -- Thiverny, France, Bombings -- Halmahera, Indonesia, Bombings -- Palau, Philippines, Bombings -- Woleai, Micronesia, Combat -- River Arno, Italy, Combat -- River Esino, Italy, Combat -- Montevarchi, Italy, Combat -- Caen, France, Combat -- Louvigny, France, Combat -- Manipur Hills, India, Combat -- Myitkyina, Burma, Royal Air Force, Irish Squadron, HMS Havelock, Wheat stocks, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, V-1 bomb, Feeding Stuffs (Maximum Prices) Order, 1944, The Rye (Control of Prices) (Great Britain) Order, 1944, Home Grown Dredge Corn (Control of Prices) (Great Britain) Order, 1944, The Oats (Control of Prices) (Great Britain) Order, 1944, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Marauder (Bomber), A-20 (Bomber), Thunderbolt (Fighter plane), Junkers Ju-88 (Bomber), Spitfire (Fighter plane), Mosquito (Military aircraft), Typhoon (Fighter plane), Lancaster (Bomber), and Halifax (Bomber)
Place Name:
Great Britain, Germany, Italy, India, Burma, France, Indonesia, Micronesia, and Philippines