Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-06-19
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-06-19
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 Agriculture and Fisheries. (Contributor), Mediterranean Allied Force Advance Headquarters. (Contributor), Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. (Contributor), Great Britain. Home Office. (Contributor), Allied Forces. Southeast Asia Command. (Contributor), and Great Britain. Foreign Office. News Department. (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-06-19
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, Anti-Nazi forces- Meetings- Yugoslavia, Royal Air Force- Air combat- English Channel, Allied forces- France- Operations, Western Task Force- Rear-Adm. Alan Kirk- Visits- Adm. Ramsey, Royal Air Force- Bomber Command- Milestones, Royal Navy- Landing Craft- Mascots- Eustache the Mouse, British Army- 7th Armored Division, Allied forces- Burma- Operations, Allied forces- India- Operations, Royal Navy- Sea Cadet Corps, Ministry of Agriculture- Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Allied forces- Italy- Operations, German forces- Missiles- British targets, D-Day invasion- National Fire Service, British Army- Italy- North Staffordshire Regiment, British Army- Casualties- Evacuation- Transport Command, and Normandy- German fortifications- Allied bombing
Place Name:
Great Britain, Yugoslavia, France, Italy, India, and Burma