WWI British balloon distribution of propaganda leaflets. Men of the Hampshire Regiment checking wind direction.
WWI British balloon distribution of propaganda leaflets. Men of the Hampshire Regiment attaching leaflets to a balloon, near Bethune, France.
WWII RAF Nickel Raid. Distributing propaganda leaflets through the flare chute of a Whitley bomber.
WWII RAF Nickel Raid. Loading leaflets into the Whitley aircraft.
WWII The "M" Balloon Unit. As each balloon is inflated its appropriate load is made ready and the fuse lit on a nearby truck. Belgium.
WWII The "M" Balloon Unit. Inflating balloons from hydrogen cylinders. Uninflated balloons are seen stacked on the roadside.
WWII The "M" Balloon Unit. The load is now carefully hooked on to the balloon under the supervision of the CO, FLt. J.M. Woodcock, who also checks the fuse and the position of the leaflets and ballast.
WWII The "M" Balloon Unit. Now the balloon is released for its journey over enemy territory by Corporal J. Brace.
WWII The "M" Balloon Unit. Counter-propaganda leaflets among them are Safe Conduct Passes for Germans willing to surrender being loaded into the string cage which will carry them deep into Germany.
WWII SICILY – German soldiers fighting at the Sicilian front, were often surprised to see Allied shells burst in the air over their heads, showering leaflets into their ranks. Printed in German, the sheets told Nazi fighters of the rapid Allied progress in Sicily and the futility of German resistance against strong United Nations forces, advising them that their shortest route home was through captivity. The following shows how the propaganda leaflets are loaded into non-lethal shells and fired into German lines.
COR 695926 WP. . . . . . . . . . NEW YORK BUREAU
Pvt. G. Herper of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Sgt. J. Jarvis of Paddington, England, members of the Propaganda Unit operating in Sicily, unpack the sheets that will soon be delivered to Nazi fighters.
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