Overview
- Description
- Contains leaflets produced by the United States Armed Forces which were shelled or dropped in Italy, where Edward Boehm [donor's father] was assigned to the U.S. 5th Army and British 8th Army as combat liaison propaganda officer with purpose of creating leaflets targeting Germans behind enemy lines. Includes books entitled “P.W.B/Shell Leaflets [Psychological Warfare Branch]," containing leaflets fixed within books; newspapers entitled "Frontpost" dating December 1943 through June 1945.; propaganda leaflets produced by Germany targeted at Allied troops collected by Boehm; and an identification card issued to Boehm during the second World War.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Carter Boehm
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Identification card. Leaflets.
- Extent
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11 boxes
5 oversize boxes
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Propaganda, American.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 by Carter Boehm.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-11-20 08:56:24
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn537090
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