Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-07-13
Title:
Great Britain Ministry of Information: Daily Press Notices and Bulletins:1944-07-13
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), Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters (Contributor), Great Britain. Air Ministry. News Service (Contributor), Allied Forces. Southeast Asia Command (Contributor), Mahony, John, 1911-1990 (Contributor), Canadian Military Headquarters (Contributor), and United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe. Headquarters (Contributor)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1944-07-13
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 -- Tours, France, Bombings -- Imphal Front, India, Bombings -- Myitkyina, Burma, Bombings -- Irrawaddy River, Burma, Bombings -- Munich, Germany, Bombings -- Saarbrucken, Germany, Combat -- Hottot, France, Combat -- Tilly, France, Combat -- Cherbourg Peninsula, France, Combat -- Manipur Hills, Burma, Battalion of the Welsh Guards -- Italy, Royal Air Force Comforts Committee, General Aircraft Limited GAL. 49 Hamilcar, HMS Boadicea, HMS Swift, HMS Mourne, HMS Blackwood, HMS Lawford, HMS Lord Austin, HMS MInster, H. Norway H. S. Svenner, Thunderbolt (Fighter plane), Mustang (Fighter plane), Focke-Wulf Fw190 (Fighter plane), Lancaster (Bomber), Halifax (Bomber), Hurricane (Fighter plane), B-17 bomber, and B-24 (Bomber)
Place Name:
Great Britain, Burma, India, Germany, Italy, and France