Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1943-10-20
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1943-10-20
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), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office (Contributor), Great Britain. War Office. Military Affairs (Contributor), Royal Air Force. Middle East. Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. Ministry of Food (Contributor), and Great Britain. War Office. Allied Force Command Post (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1943-10-20
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--Burma, Bombings--Antimachia, Cos, Bombings--Heraklion, Crete, Bombings--Duren, Germany, Bombings--Gilze-Rijen airfield, Holland, Bombings--Italy, Bombings--France, YMCA of India, 27th shell egg allocation, Combat--Mljet, Croatia, Combat--Montecilfone, Italy, Northwest African Air Forces, U.S. and U.K. civilian use exports for French West Africa, 78th Division, 8th Army--Sicily, Allowances for fire guards, Bristol Beaufighter (Fighter plane), Vengeance (Dive bomber), Vickers Wellington (Bomber), Spitfire (Fighter plane), Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Fighter plane), Focke-Wulf Fw190 (Fighter plane), Typhoon (Fighter plane), B-17 bomber, and Thunderbolt (Fighter plane)
Place Name:
Great Britain, Burma, Cos, Crete, Italy, France, Holland, Germany, India, Croatia, Sicily, and French West Africa