Daitoua Sensou no Hagaki

Soviet propaganda postcard issued in 1950 to commemorate VJ Day August 15, 1945. Card depicts the capitulation of Japanese troops in Manchuria to Soviet forces.

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Source Norman Brosterman

Japanese Propaganda Posters

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Post card issued as part of a 3 card set commemorating early Japanese victories. Also included in the set are: "Attack on Pearl Harbor” and “Singapore British Force Surrender”. All 3 cards have a pre-printed 2 Sen stamp depicting an armor clad Samurai.

“Bombing of Pearl Harbor” -View of Ford Island and Battleship Row Artwork by Tsuguharu Fujita “Authorized by the Ministry of the Navy”

“Attack on Pearl Harbor” -Artwork by Matsujiro Murakami “Authorized by the Ministry of the Navy”

Many people in the United States if asked when WWII started will reply “December 7th, 1941” and some will say “September 1st, 1939” but in actuality Japan had been at war in China since 1937.

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絵葉書　アラカン山系を突破する有延支隊