Leaflet

Object | Accession Number: 1998.58.5

Overview

Brief Narrative: Leaflet issued to American G.I.s by General Dwight Eisenhower prior to the Normandy landings.
Date: approximately 1944 June
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Kevin Williams

Physical Details

Language: English
Classification: Information Forms
Category: Propaganda, American
Object Type: Leaflets (tgm)
Physical Description: white paper; recto: upper edge, printed text in black ink, "SUPREME HEADQUARTERS/ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" and logo of flaming sword superimposed on shield; salutation reads, "Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!"; lower right corner, printed signature, "Dwight D Eisenhower"
Dimensions: overall: Height: 9.170 inches (23.292 cm) | Width: 5.980 inches (15.189 cm)
Materials: overall : paper, ink

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection

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